Pseudoxenodon


Pseudoxenodon is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Pseudoxenodontinae of the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Pseudoxenodon are native to Southeast Asia.

Species

The following six species are recognized as being valid.Pseudoxenodon bambusicola T. Vogt, 1922bamboo snakePseudoxenodon baramensisBaramen bamboo snakeDull [bamboo snake|Pseudoxenodon inornatus]dull bamboo snakePseudoxenodon karlschmidti Pope, 1928Chinese bamboo snakePseudoxenodon macropslarge-eyed bamboo snake, big-eyed bamboo snakePseudoxenodon stejnegeri Barbour, 1908Stejneger's bamboo snake
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudoxenodon.

Etymology

The specific names, karlschmidti and stejnegeri, are in honor of American herpetologists Karl Patterson Schmidt and Leonhard Stejneger, respectively.