Xenopeltis unicolor

Xenopeltis unicolor
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Xenopeltidae
Genus: Xenopeltis
Species:
X. unicolor
Binomial name
Xenopeltis unicolor
Reinwardt, 1827
Synonyms[2]
  • Col[uber]. alvearius
    F. Boie, 1826
  • [Xenopeltis] unicolor
    Reinwardt In F. Boie, 1827
  • [Xenopeltis] concolor
    Reinwardt In F. Boie, 1827
  • Xenopeltis leucocephala
    Reinwardt In F. Boie, 1827
  • Tortrix xenopeltis
    Schlegel, 1837
  • Xenopeltis unicolor
    — Cantor, 1847
  • X[enopeltis]. leucocephalus
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1865
  • Xenopeltis unicolor
    — Boulenger, 1893

Xenopeltis unicolor, commonly known as the sunbeam snake, common sunbeam snake or iridescent snake,[3] is a non-venomous sunbeam snake species found in Southeast Asia and some regions of Indonesia. This is a primitive snake known for both its highly iridescent scales and its ability to reproduce quickly, as it is oviparous and as such can lay up to 10 eggs at a time. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

  1. ^ Wogan, G.; Auliya, M.; Inger, R.F.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2012). "Xenopeltis unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178481A1536060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178481A1536060.en. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  4. ^ "Xenopeltis unicolor ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.