Pseudoxenodon macrops

Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the big-eyed bamboo snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia.

Pseudoxenodon macrops
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Pseudoxenodon
Species:	P. macrops
Binomial name
Pseudoxenodon macrops (Blyth, 1855)
Synonyms
Tropidonotus macrops Blyth, 1855 Xenodon macrophthalmus Günther, 1858 (part) Tropidonotus sikkimensis Anderson, 1871 Pseudoxenodon macrops — Boulenger, 1890 [2]

Description

False cobra Pseudoxenodon macrops in Arunachal Pradesh, India

P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.

Diet

P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards.^[3]

Venom

P. macrops is a mildly venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown.

Reproduction

P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs.^[3]

Subspecies

There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Pseudoxenodon macrops fukiensis Pope, 1928
• Pseudoxenodon macrops macrops (Blyth, 1855)
• Pseudoxenodon macrops sinensis Boulenger, 1904

Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.

Geographic range

P. macrops is found in Northeast India (Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu).^[2] It is also found in Sylhet region of Bangladesh.^[4]