Lycodon butleri [SEP] IUCN conservation status
IUCN) considers "Lycodon butleri" to be a species of "Least Concern", based on a 2011 survey. The species faces no major threats, and no population trends are known. No species-specific conservation policies exist for this snake, but its range includes several protected areas.
Further reading.
- Boulenger GA (1900). "Description of a new Snake from the Perak Hills". "J. Bombay Nat.Hist. Soc." 13: 336. ("Lycodon butleri",
common name desert tawny owl (subsequently shortened to desert owl by some authors).
Conservation status.
The IUCN lists "Strix omanensis" (now considered a synonym of "Strix butleri") as data deficient. (The IUCN's evaluation for "Strix butleri" predates taxonomic changes, so now more properly applies to the desert owl, "Strix hadorami".)
Description.
The Omani owl has a bi-coloured pale and dark grey face with orange eyes, dark greyish brown upperparts, pale