Animalia > Chordata > Squamata > Colubridae > Lycodon

Lycodon (wolf snakes) with Relationships

Synonyms: Kotabilycodon; Lydodon; Mindanaosnakebustersus; Paralycodon

Wikipedia Abstract

Lycodon is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin name Lycodon is derived from the Greek words λύκος (lykos) meaning wolf and οδόν (odon) meaning tooth, and refers to the fang-like anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth.
View Wikipedia Record: Lycodon

Species

Lycodon meridionale (Red-banded Snake) (Attributes)
Lycodon semicarinatus (Loo-Choo Big-tooth Snake, Ryukyu Odd-tooth snake)
Lycodon striatus (Northern Wolf Snake) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0