Lycodon laoensis
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{{Speciesbox | name = Lycodon laoensis
| image = Lycodon laoensis, Khao Wong National Park.jpg
| image_caption = specimen at Khao Chamao Waterfall, Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Lycodon
| species = laoensis
| authority = Günther, 1864
| synonyms = Ophites laoensis - Zhao & Adler, 1993[http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lycodon&species=laoensis&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27Lycodon+laoensis%27%29%29 Lycodon laoensis], The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.com
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Lycodon laoensis, commonly known as the Laotian wolf snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to Asia.
Geographic range
File:Lycodon laoensis from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand..jpg
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.en.siam-info.de/venomous_animals/snakes_common.html| title=Common snakes of Thailand|access-date=July 8, 2018|publisher=Siam-Info}}
Like other Wolf Snakes, they can be mistaken for the venomous Banded Kraits.
References
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External links
- [http://www.thailandsnakes.com/non-venomous/laotian-wolf-snake-thailand/ 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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Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther