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

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Chan-Ard, T. |author2=Thy, N. |author3=Nguyen, T.Q. |author4=Grismer, L. |date=2012 |title=Lycodon laoensis |volume=2012 |page=e.T192203A2055050 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192203A2055050.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| 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

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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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:Reptiles of Cambodia

Category:Reptiles of China

Category:Reptiles of India

Category:Reptiles of Laos

Category:Reptiles of Malaysia

Category:Reptiles of Thailand

Category:Reptiles of Vietnam

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

Category:Reptiles described in 1864

Category:Snakes of China

Category:Snakes of Vietnam

Category:Snakes of Asia