Lycodon kundui

Lycodon kundui is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Myanmar.^[2]

Lycodon kundui
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Lycodon
Species:	L. kundui
Binomial name
Lycodon kundui M.A. Smith, 1943

Etymology

The specific name, kundui, is in honor of the collector of the holotype, Dr. Kundu of the Harcourt Butler Institute of Public health, Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar).^[3]

Description

The holotype of L. kundui, a juvenile specimen, has a total length (including tail) of 22.5 cm (8.9 in).^[2]

Dorsally, it is bluish black, with narrow white crossbars. Ventrally it is white, including the first row of dorsal scales on each side. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 15 rows throughout the length of the body. It has seven upper labials, of which the third and fourth contact the eye. Four lower labials on each side contact the anterior pair of chin shields. The anterior chin shields are much larger than the posterior chin shields.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. kundui is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

L. kundui is oviparous.^[2]