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''Lycodon jara'', commonly known as the twin-spotted wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake. It is endemic to Asia.
Found in Bangladesh, India ( Assam, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and parts of Uttar Pradesh) and Nepal.
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Distribution
Found in Bangladesh, India ( Assam, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and parts of Uttar Pradesh) and Nepal.
Description
Snout much depressed; eye rather small. Rostral much broader than long, just visible from above; internasals much shorter than the prefrontals; frontal as long as or a little shorter than its distance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; loreal elongate, not entering the eye; one pre-ocular; two post-oculars; temporals small, 1 + 2; 9 or 10 upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth entering the eye; 4 or 5 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are longer than the posterior. Dorsal scales smooth, in 17 rows. Ventrals 167–175, not angulate laterally; anal divided; subcaudals 56–63, in two rows. Coloration in alcohol (for preserved specimens): brown above, each scale with two white dots or short longitudinal lines; labials white; usually a white collar; lower surface uniform white. Total length 35 cm (13 inches); tail 6 cm (2 inches). Boulenger, G.A. 1893. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I''. London.
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* Lanza, B. 1999 A new species of ''Lycodon'' from the Philippines, with a key to the genus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Tropical Zoology 12: 89-104 jara Reptiles of Bangladesh Reptiles of India Reptiles of Nepal Reptiles described in 1802 {{Colubrids-stub