Painted wolf snake
Lycodon pictus Janssen, Pham, Ngo, Le, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2019
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The painted wolf snake (Lycodon pictus) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 47.7 g and reach 54.3 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the painted wolf snake
- Weight
- 47.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 54.3 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the painted wolf snake?
Where does the painted wolf snake live?
Not recorded
Is the painted 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 painted wolf snake classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyColubridae
- genusLycodon
- SpeciesLycodon pictus Janssen, Pham, Ngo, Le, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2019
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- 锦链蛇Chinese
- 錦白環蛇Chinese
- 锦白环蛇Chinese
Relatives of the painted 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
ComparePainted wolf snake vs Common wolf snakePainted wolf snake vs Common wolf snakePainted wolf snake vs Wolf snakePainted wolf snake vs Red-banded snake
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the painted wolf snake?
An adult painted wolf snake weighs 47.7 g and measures 54.3 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the painted wolf snake?
The painted wolf snake (Lycodon pictus) 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.
- 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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