Laos wolf snake
Lycodon laoensis Günther, 1864
Status not recordedsnakes
The laos wolf snake (Lycodon laoensis) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 67 g.
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Quick facts about the laos wolf snake
- Weight
- 67 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 56 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the laos wolf snake live?
Not recorded
Is the laos 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 laos wolf snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusLycodon
- SpeciesLycodon laoensis Günther, 1864
Synonyms Ophites laoensis
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Laotian wolf snakeEnglish
- Laotisk UlvesnogDanish
- Laotische WolfszahnnatterGerman
- Индокитайский волкозубRussian
- งูปล้องฉนวนลาวThai
- 寮國白環蛇Chinese
- 老挝白环蛇Chinese
Relatives of the laos wolf snake
Other species in the same genus Lycodon.
Common wolf snake
Lycodon capucinus
Common wolf snake
Lycodon aulicus
Wolf snake
Lycodon striatus
Red-banded snake
Lycodon rufozonatus
Oriental odd-tooth snake
Lycodon orientalis
White-banded wolf snake
Lycodon subcinctus
CompareLaos wolf snake vs Common wolf snakeLaos wolf snake vs Common wolf snakeLaos wolf snake vs Wolf snakeLaos wolf snake vs Red-banded snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the laos wolf snake?
An adult laos wolf snake weighs 67 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the laos wolf snake?
The laos wolf snake (Lycodon laoensis) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · 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
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