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{{Speciesbox 
| name = ''Lycodon zawi''
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Wogan, G. |author-link=species:Guinevere O.U. Wogan |author2=Vogel, G. |author2-link=species:Gernot Vogel |date=2012 |title=''Lycodon zawi '' |volume=2012 |page=e.T176846A1449629 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176846A1449629.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Lycodon
| species = zawi
| authority = [[Joseph Bruno Slowinski|Slowinski]] et al., 2001
}}

'''''Lycodon zawi''''', commonly known as '''Zaw's wolf snake''', is a [[species]] of nonvenomous [[snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Colubridae]].  The species is native to [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia]]

==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''zawi'', is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division.<ref>[[Joseph Bruno Slowinski|Slowinski]] et al., 2001, p. 402.</ref><ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Lycodon zawi'', p. 293).</ref>

==Geographic range==
''L. zawi'' is found in [[Bangladesh]], northeastern [[India]] ([[Assam]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Mizoram]], [[Tripura]]), and [[Myanmar]] (formerly called Burma).<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Lycodon|species=zawi}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref>

==Description==
[[Dorsum (anatomy)|Dorsally]], ''L. zawi'' is brownish black with white crossbands. Ventrally, it is cream-colored. It can grow to 48&nbsp;cm (19&nbsp;inches) in total length (including tail).<ref>Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 398.</ref>

==Habitat==
Zaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in [[forest]]s and near streams at elevations of less than {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern [[Myanmar]].

==Diet==
''L. zawi'' feeds mainly on small [[lizards]] such as [[skink]]s and [[gecko]]s.<ref>Slowinski et al., 2001, p. 403.</ref>

==Reproduction==
''L. zawi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[[species:Indraneil Das|Das I]] (2012). ''A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of South-East Asia: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali''. Oxford, England: John Beaufoy Publishing. 176 pp. {{ISBN|978-1906780708}}.
*Majumder, Joydeb (2018). "Record of ''Lycodon zawi'' (Squamata: Colubridae) in Tripura and its range extension in northeast India: an Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots [sic] of the world". ''Biodiversity International Journal'' '''2''' (3): 303–304.
*[[Joseph Bruno Slowinski|Slowinski JB]], [[species:Samraat S. Pawar|Pawar SS]], [[species:Htun Win|Win H]], [[species:Thin Thin|Thin T]], [[species:Sai Wanna Gyi|Gyi SW]], [[species:San Lwin Oo|Oo SL]], [[species:Hla Tun|Tun H]] (2001). "A New ''Lycodon'' (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Northeast India and Myanmar (Burma)". ''Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences'' '''52''': 397–405. (''Lycodon zawi'', new species).
*[[Romulus Whitaker|Whitaker R]], [[Ashok Captain|Captain A]] (2008). ''Snakes of India: The Field Guide''. Chennai: Draco Books. 495 pp. {{ISBN|978-8190187305}}.


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[[Category:Lycodon|zawi]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Reptiles of India]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 2001]]


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