Pseudoxenodon macrops

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	PSEUDOXENODONTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pseudoxenodon macrops

Species Authority:

(Blyth, 1854)

Common Name/s:

English

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Large-eyed False Cobra

Taxonomic Notes:

Three subspecies are recognized: Pseudoxenodon m. macrops, P. m. fukienensis, and P. m. sinensis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Wogan, G., Vogel, G., Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T.
Reviewer/s:	Tognelli, M. & Bowles, P.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern on the basis that this very widespread snake is locally abundant and threats to its forest habitat are localized.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This wide-ranging species occurs from Nepal and northeastern India across China (east to Fujian Province, north to Shaanxi and Henan Provinces) and southward to Peninsular (West) Malaysia (Smith 1943, Taylor 1965, Zhao and Adler 1993, Stuart and Heatwole 2008, Nguyen et al. 2009).
Countries:	Native: China; India; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	No population information is available, although this snake is known to be locally abundant.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species occurs in forested uplands. In has been collected from subtropical/tropical wet forest and montaine deciduous forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The primary threat to this species is habitat destruction, particularly from shifting agriculture. The species is harmless to humans but it mimics a cobra (genus Naja) when threatened, and so it is probably killed by humans when encountered.

Major Threat(s):

The primary threat to this species is habitat destruction, particularly from shifting agriculture. The species is harmless to humans but it mimics a cobra (genus Naja) when threatened, and so it is probably killed by humans when encountered.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No conservation measures are required. This species is presumed to be present in protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

No conservation measures are required. This species is presumed to be present in protected areas.

Citation:	Wogan, G., Vogel, G., Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. Pseudoxenodon macrops. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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