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Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Psammodynastes pulverulentus, the common mock viper, is a species of snake native to Asia.
Psammodynastes pulverulentus | |
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In Northeast India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Psammodynastidae |
Genus: | Psammodynastes |
Species: | P. pulverulentus |
Binomial name | |
Psammodynastes pulverulentus | |
Synonyms | |
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It is a small snake (total length up to 65 cm (26 in), less in males), and it will form defensive coils and strike in a viper-like fashion when threatened,[2] although it is harmless to humans.[3]
The common mock viper is known from Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, China (Fujian, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong[4]), north-eastern India (Assam, Sikkim, Darjeeling; Jalpaiguri; Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Indonesia (Bali, Bangka, Borneo, Butung, Enggano, Flores, Java, Kalimantan, Komodo, Lombok, Mentawai Archipelago, Natuna Archipelago, Padar, Riau Archipelago, Rinca, Sangihe Archipelago, Sulawesi, Sula Archipelago, Sumatra, Sumba, Sumbawa, Togian Archipelago), Laos, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Pulau Tioman), Nepal, the Philippines (Balabac, Basilan, Bohol, Bongao, Busuanga, Dinagat, Jolo, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar), Taiwan, Thailand[3] (incl. Phuket), and Vietnam.[5] It has been reported from Singapore.[1]
Subspecies Psammodynastes pulverulentus papenfussi is endemic to Taiwan.[2][5]
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