Lycodon Laoensis

''Lycodon laoensis'', commonly known as the Laotian wolf snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to Asia.

Geographic range

It is found in India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China ( Yunnan), and West Malaysia.

Description

Dorsally it is dark brown, with a whitish or yellowish crossband on the occiput, and similar body crossbands which bifurcate on the sides. Ventrally it is whitish. Adults are about .5 m (20 inches) in total length, which includes the tail of about 10 cm (4 inches). Boulenger, G.A. 1893. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I''. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. p. 354 & Plate XXIV. fig. 2.

They are nocturnal , and generally ground dwelling. They are not very aggressive and generally reluctant to bite.

Like other Wolf Snakes, they can be mistaken for the venomous Banded Kraits.

References

External links

Laotian Wolf Snake in Thailand

Further reading

* Günther, A. (1864). ''The Reptiles of British India''. (Taylor & Francis, printers). London. xxvii + 452 pp.
* 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.

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laoensis
Reptiles of Cambodia
Reptiles of China
Reptiles of India
Reptiles of Laos
Reptiles of Malaysia
Reptiles of Thailand
Reptiles of Vietnam
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Reptiles described in 1864
Snakes of China
Snakes of Vietnam
Snakes of Asia