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Stoliczkia

Stoliczkia is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stoliczkia rather than just read about it. In short: Stoliczkia is a genus of snakes in the family Xenodermidae. The genus contains two species, both from India.

Key takeaways

Stoliczkia belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stoliczkia to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stoliczkia from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Stoliczkia is a genus of snakes in the family Xenodermidae. The genus contains two species, both from India.

Etymology The genus is named after Ferdinand Stoliczka, Moravian-born zoologist who later worked for the Geological Survey of India. Many subsequent publications have used the spelling Stoliczkaia. However, Stoliczkia is considered valid because it was repeated twice in Jerdon's original publication, rendering a spelling error unlikely. Moreover, Stoliczkaia Neumayr 1875 is an ammonite genus.

Species There are two species:

Stoliczkia khasiensis Jerdon, 1870 – Khasi earth snake, Khase red snake Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai Lalronunga, Lalhmangaiha, Zosangliana, Lalhmingliani, Gower, Das, & Deepak, 2021 – Lushai Hills dragon snake

References

Further reading Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families ... Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Genus "Stoliczkaia [sic]", p. 175). Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Genus "Stoliczkaia [sic]", p. 125).

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stoliczkia

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stoliczkia claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stoliczkia before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stoliczkia ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stoliczkia

In research: Stoliczkia appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stoliczkia in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stoliczkia is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Snake genera, Snake stubs, Snakes of Asia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stoliczkia outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stoliczkia in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Stoliczkia means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Stoliczkia out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Stoliczkia in simple terms?

Stoliczkia is a genus of snakes in the family Xenodermidae. The genus contains two species, both from India.

Why does Stoliczkia matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stoliczkia?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stoliczkia.