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''Lycodon'' is a
''Lycodon'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of colubrid
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch. Colubrid snakes are found on ever ...
snake
Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...
s, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin
New Latin (also called Neo-Latin or Modern Latin) is the revival of Literary Latin used in original, scholarly, and scientific works since about 1500. Modern scholarly and technical nomenclature, such as in zoological and botanical taxonomy ...
name ''Lycodon'' is derived from the Greek
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words λύκος (''lykos'') meaning wolf and οδόν (''odon'') meaning tooth, and refers to the fang-like anterior maxilla
The maxilla (plural: ''maxillae'' ) in vertebrates is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. In humans, the upper jaw includes the hard palate in the front of the mouth. The ...
ry and mandibular
In anatomy, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human facial skeleton. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bone ...
teeth. They are nonvenomous, but many members of this genus strongly resemble the venomous kraits in appearance, an example of Batesian mimicry
Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work on bu ...
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Species
The genus ''Lycodon'' comprises 73 recognizedspecies
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
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*'' Lycodon albofuscus''
*'' Lycodon alcalai''
*'' Lycodon anakradaya''
*'' Lycodon anamallensis''
*'' Lycodon aulicus''
*'' Lycodon banksi'' Luu et al., 2018
*''Lycodon bibonius
''Lycodon bibonius'', also known as Ota's wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake found on the islands of Camiguin Norte and Babuyan Claro in the Philippines.
Etymology
The species name "bibonius" is derived from the Latin word "bibo," m ...
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*'' Lycodon butleri''
*'' Lycodon capucinus''
*'' Lycodon cardamomensis''
*''Lycodon carinatus
''Lycodon carianatus'' is a snake of the Colubridae family. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. The snake is commonly known as the Ceylon wolf snake, and as දාර කරවලා (Daara Karawala) or දාර රදනකයා (daar ...
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*'' Lycodon cathaya''
*''Lycodon cavernicolus
''Lycodon cavernicolus'', also known as Gua Wang Burma wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in peninsular Malaysia. It was first described in 2014.
Etymology
The species name ''cavernicolus'' is derived from the Latin words ''caver ...
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*'' Lycodon chapaensis'' (Angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inc ...
& Bourret, 1933)
*''Lycodon chithrasekarai
''Lycodon chithrasekarai'', also known commonly as the Chithrasekara's bridal snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, ...
'' Wickramasinghe et al., 2020
*''Lycodon chrysoprateros
''Lycodon chrysoprateros'', also known as Ross' wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake found on the island of Dalupiri in the Philippines.
Etymology
The species name ''chrysoprateros'' is derived from the Greek words ''chrys'', which me ...
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*'' Lycodon davidi''
*'' Lycodon davisonii''
*'' Lycodon deccanensis''
*''Lycodon dumerili
''Lycodon dumerilii'', Duméril's wolf snake, is a species of snake found in the Philippines.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3268426
Lycodon
Reptiles described in 1893
Reptiles of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Taxa nam ...
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*''Lycodon effraenis
The brown wolf snake (''Lycodon effraenis'') is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, ...
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*'' Lycodon fasciatus''
*'' Lycodon fasciolatus''
*''Lycodon fausti
Faust's wolf snake (''Lycodon fausti'') is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas ...
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*''Lycodon ferroni
Ferron's Asian wolf snake (''Lycodon ferroni'') is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng P ...
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*'' Lycodon flavicollis''
*''Lycodon flavomaculatus
''Lycodon flavomaculatus'', commonly called the yellow-spotted wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake found in the Western Ghats of India.
Description
Dorsally ''Lycodon flavimaculatus'' is shiny black with a series of yellow vertebral ...
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*''Lycodon flavozonatus
The yellow-banded big tooth snake, yellow-spotted wolf snake, yellow large-toothed snake, or big-tooth snake, (''Lycodon flavozonatus'') is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in Myanmar, Vietnam, and China
China, o ...
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*'' Lycodon futsingensis''
*'' Lycodon gammiei''
*''Lycodon gibsonae
Gibson's wolf snake (''Lycodon gibsonae'') is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, loc ...
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*''Lycodon gongshan
The Gongshan wolf snake, (''Lycodon gongshan'') is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous c ...
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*''Lycodon gracilis
The scarce bridle snake (''Lycodon gracilis'') is a species of snake found in South India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar.
Description
The holotype measures in length, including the tail. The holotype has 234 ventral scales, an entire anal scale, and ...
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*'' Lycodon hypsirhinoides''
*'' Lycodon jara''
*''Lycodon kundui
''Lycodon kundui'' is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although ...
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*''Lycodon laoensis
''Lycodon laoensis'', commonly known as the Laotian wolf snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake Endemism, endemic to Asia.
Geographic range
It is found in India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), and West Malaysia. ...
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*''Lycodon liuchengchaoi
''Lycodon liuchengchaoi'' is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...
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*'' Lycodon mackinnoni''
*''Lycodon meridionale
''Lycodon'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin name ''Lycodon'' is derived from the Greek words λύκος (''lykos'') meaning wolf and οδόν (''odon'') meaning tooth, and refers to the fang-like a ...
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*''Lycodon muelleri
''Lycodon muelleri'', Müller's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The ear ...
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*'' Lycodon multifasciatus''
*'' Lycodon multizonatus''
*''Lycodon nympha
The Vellore bridal snake (''Lycodon nympha'') is a species of snake found in southern India and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, trans ...
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*''Lycodon obvelatus
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''Lycodon obvelatus'', the recluse wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in China.
References
Lycodon
Reptiles described in 2020
Reptiles of China
Endemic fauna of China
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*''Lycodon ophiophagus
''Lycodon ophiophagus'', the snake-eater wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a coun ...
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*''Lycodon orientalis
The Oriental odd-tooth snake (''Lycodon orientalis''), sometimes called the Japanese odd-tooth snake, is a species endemic to Japan, belonging to the family Colubridae. It is found in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, the Goto Islands, Iki Islan ...
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*''Lycodon paucifasciatus
''Lycodon paucifasciatus '', Rendahl's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" ...
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*''Lycodon philippinus
''Lycodon philippinus '', the Philippine dryocalamus, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake famil ...
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*''Lycodon pictus
''Lycodon pictus'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in Vietnam and China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous coun ...
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*''Lycodon rosozonatus
''Lycodon'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin name ''Lycodon'' is derived from the Greek words λύκος (''lykos'') meaning wolf and οδόν (''odon'') meaning tooth, and refers to the fang-like a ...
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*'' Lycodon rufozonatus''
*'' Lycodon ruhstrati''
*'' Lycodon sealei''
*''Lycodon semicarinatus
''Lycodon semicarinatus'', the Loo-Choo big-tooth snake or Ryukyu odd-tooth snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island ...
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*'' Lycodon septentrionalis''
*''Lycodon serratus
''Lycodon serratus'', the serrate-banded wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's ...
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*''Lycodon sidiki
''Lycodon sidiki'' is one of seven Sunda Shelf species of snakes in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Aceh Province, Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Ind ...
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*''Lycodon solivagus
''Lycodon solivagus'', also known as the common wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake found on Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Etymology
The species name ''solivagus'' is derived from the Latin words ''solus'' and ''vagus'', which me ...
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*''Lycodon stormi
''Lycodon'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin name ''Lycodon'' is derived from the Greek words λύκος (''lykos'') meaning wolf and οδόν (''odon'') meaning tooth, and refers to the fang-lik ...
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*'' Lycodon striatus''
*''Lycodon subannulatus
''Lycodon subannulatus'', the Malayan bridal snake or southern bridle snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Distribution
It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, and the Philippines
The ...
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*'' Lycodon subcinctus''
*'' Lycodon synaptor''
*''Lycodon tessellatus
''Lycodon'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin name ''Lycodon'' is derived from the Greek language, Greek words λύκος (''lykos'') meaning wolf and οδόν (''odon'') meaning tooth, and refers to t ...
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*''Lycodon tiwarii
''Lycodon tiwarii'', commonly known as the Andaman wolf snake and Tiwari's wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands of India.
Etymology
The specific name, ...
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*'' Lycodon travancoricus''
*'' Lycodon tristrigatus''
*'' Lycodon truongi''
*'' Lycodon zawi'' "''Lycodon zawi'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
*''Lycodon zayuensis
''Lycodon zayuensis'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae
Colubridae (, commonly known as colubrids , from la, coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, it is the largest snake family. The earliest species of the fa ...
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*'' Lycodon zoosvictoriae''
''Nota bene
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'': A binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lycodon''.
References
Colubrids Snake genera Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger {{Colubrids-stub