Systematic status of the rare Himalayan wolf snake Lycodon mackinnoni Wall, 1906 (Serpentes: Colubridae)

• DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.3.3
• Publication Date: 2021-05-04T00:41:30Z
• Authors: SWATI NAWANI; V. DEEPAK; KUMUDANI BALA GAUTAM; SANDEEP KUMAR GUPTA; BITUPAN BORUAH; ABHIJIT DAS
• Keywords: Colubridae; Type locality

Lycodon mackinnoni is a poorly known Himalayan endemic snake from Western Himalaya. Since the original description of L. almost 112 years ago, this species was not reported its type locality and phylogenetic position remain unknown. We herein, provide detail morphological description, comparison with material, relationship congeners new natural history information.