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Dull Bamboo Snake
Pseudoxenodon inornatus
The dull bamboo snake (Pseudoxenodon inornatus), also known commonly as the Javanese false cobra, is a species of snake in the subfamily Pseudoxenodontidae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. There are three recognized subspecies.
From the article Dull bamboo snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
P. inornatus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 40 cm (16 in), plus a tail length of 7 cm (2.8 in). Its dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows. It can spread its neck similar to a cobra.
In human culture
The subspecific name, jacobsonii, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Edward Richard Jacobson (1870–1944).
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28910.