Lycodon

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Lycodon subcinctus, Malayan banded wolfsnake, in Letefoho, East Timor

Lycodon is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes.[1] The Neo-Latin name Lycodon is derived from the Greek words λύκος (lykos) meaning wolf and οδόν (odon) meaning tooth,[2] and refers to the fang-like anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth.[3] They are nonvenomous, but many members of this genus strongly resemble the venomous kraits in appearance, an example of Emsleyan mimicry.

Fossil record

Fossils of Lycodon are known from the Early Pliocene of Henan.[4]

Species

The genus Lycodon comprises 73 recognized species.[5]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycodon.

In 2024, an other species of lycodon was discovered: lycodon neomaculatus, the Indochinese Banded Wolfsnake.

References

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