Lycodon laoensis
Lycodon laoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Colubridae |
Genus: | Lycodon |
Species: | L. laoensis
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Binomial name | |
Lycodon laoensis Günther, 1864
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Synonyms | |
Ophites laoensis - Zhao & Adler, 1993[2] |
Lycodon laoensis, commonly known as the Laotian wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake, which is endemic to Asia.
Geographic range.[]
It is found in India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), and West Malaysia. It also has been reported in, Northern Pakistan, areas specially in Haripur District
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).[3]
The Lycodon laoensis is an evening and night-active snake, which mostly lives at the soil. She is not very aggressive and bites only if annoyed.[4]
The Laotian Wolf Snakes can be mistaken for the venomous Krait with risk of death.[4]
References[]
- ^ Chan-Ard, T.; Thy, N.; Nguyen, T.Q.; Grismer, L. (2012). "Lycodon laoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192203A2055050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192203A2055050.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Lycodon laoensis, The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.com
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Common snakes of Thailand". Siam-Info. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
External links[]
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.
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Lycodon
- 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
- Colubrid stubs