# Huaping wolf snake (*Lycodon cathaya*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/huaping-wolf-snake  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

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

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | up to 91.1 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Reptilia
- order: Squamata
- family: Colubridae
- genus: Lycodon
- species: *Lycodon cathaya* Wang, Qi, Lyu, Zeng & Wang, 2020

## Countries on record

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.

China

## Common questions

### Where does the huaping wolf snake live?

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

### What kind of animal is the huaping wolf snake?

The huaping wolf snake (Lycodon cathaya) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b), CC0 1.0, 1.0-dryad-v5. Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b

Cite as: Huaping wolf snake (Lycodon cathaya). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/huaping-wolf-snake