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Deccan wolf snake

Lycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari & Vogel, 2020

Status not recordedsnakes

The deccan wolf snake (Lycodon deccanensis) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Source checklists list it for 1 country: India.

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Quick facts about the deccan wolf snake

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 45 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the deccan wolf snake live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The deccan wolf snake is listed for 1 country.

India
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. India

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the deccan wolf snake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the deccan wolf snake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyColubridae
  6. genusLycodon
  7. SpeciesLycodon deccanensis Ganesh, Deuti, Punith, Achyuthan, Mallik, Adhikari & Vogel, 2020
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • 德干狼齒蛇Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the deccan wolf snake

Other species in the same genus Lycodon.

Wolf snake

Lycodon striatus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the deccan wolf snake live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the deccan wolf snake for 1 country: India. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the deccan wolf snake?

The deccan wolf snake (Lycodon deccanensis) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{deccan_wolf_snake_2026,
  title = {Deccan wolf snake (Lycodon deccanensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/deccan-wolf-snake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}