genus
Lycodon
Lycodon is a genus in the family Colubridae. This database currently files 79 species under it, recorded across 9 countries.
- Species filed
- 79
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 9
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- 28 g – 1.59 kg
Best-known members of Lycodon
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Dark wolf snake
Lycodon albofuscus
Banded wolf snake
Lycodon fasciatus
Where is Lycodon found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3–8
- 9+
All species in Lycodon
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common wolf snake | Lycodon capucinus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 168 g | Not recorded |
| Common wolf snake | Lycodon aulicus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Wolf snake | Lycodon striatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red-banded snake | Lycodon rufozonatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 144.7 g | Not recorded |
| Oriental odd-tooth snake | Lycodon orientalis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| White-banded wolf snake | Lycodon subcinctus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 633 g | Not recorded |
| Dark wolf snake | Lycodon albofuscus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 1.59 kg | Not recorded |
| Banded wolf snake | Lycodon fasciatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Twin-spotted wolf snake | Lycodon jara | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Laos wolf snake | Lycodon laoensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | 67 g | Not recorded |
| Formosa wolf snake | Lycodon ruhstrati | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ceylon wolf snake | Lycodon carinatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Travancore wolf snake | Lycodon travancoricus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow-spotted wolf snake | Lycodon flavomaculatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Ferron's wolf snake | Lycodon ferroni | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Java wolf snake | Lycodon muelleri | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Ryukyu odd-tooth snake | Lycodon semicarinatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Andaman wolf snake | Lycodon tiwarii | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Alcala's wolf snake | Lycodon alcalai | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Brown wolf snake | Lycodon effraenis | Colubridae | Not recorded | 161 g | Not recorded |
| White-banded wolf snake | Lycodon septentrionalis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Butler's wolf snake | Lycodon butleri | Colubridae | Not recorded | 28 g | Not recorded |
| Cardamom mountain wolf snake | Lycodon cardamomensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | 40.8 g | Not recorded |
| Scarce Bridal snake | Lycodon gracilis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sulawesi wolf snake | Lycodon stormi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Zaw's wolf snake | Lycodon zawi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ota's wolf snake | Lycodon bibonius | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Ross' wolf snake | Lycodon chrysoprateros | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Duméril's wolf snake | Lycodon dumerilii | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Panay wolf snake | Lycodon fausti | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Yellow-collared wolf snake | Lycodon flavicollis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Futsing wolf snake | Lycodon futsingensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Gongshan wolf snake | Lycodon gongshan | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Burmese wolf snake | Lycodon kundui | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Rendahl's wolf snake | Lycodon paucifasciatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Common wolf snake | Lycodon solivagus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Boehme's wolf snake | Lycodon synaptor | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Rare wolf snake | Lycodon tessellatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Zoos Victoria's wolf snake | Lycodon zoosvictoriae | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| David's wolf snake | Lycodon davidi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Big-tooth snake | Lycodon flavozonatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sichuan wolf snake | Lycodon liuchengchaoi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Ryukyu wolf snake | Lycodon multifasciatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rose big-tooth snake | Lycodon rosozonatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gua Wang Burma wolf snake | Lycodon cavernicolus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Andaman wolf snake | Lycodon hypsirhinoides | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Luding wolf snake | Lycodon multizonatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Snake-eater wolf snake | Lycodon ophiophagus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Huaping wolf snake | Lycodon cathaya | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Namdong wolf snake | Lycodon chapaensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Deccan wolf snake | Lycodon deccanensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Irwin’s wolf snake | Lycodon irwini | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Recluse wolf snake | Lycodon obvelatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Painted wolf snake | Lycodon pictus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 47.7 g | Not recorded |
| Serrate-banded wolf snake | Lycodon serratus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Aceh wolf snake | Lycodon sidiki | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Zayu wolf snake | Lycodon zayuensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | 312.5 g | 1 |
| Rhade wolf snake | Lycodon anakradaya | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sri Lankan bridle snake | Lycodon chithrasekarai | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Gibson's wolf snake | Lycodon gibsonae | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Indochinese banded wolf snake | Lycodon neomaculatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sunda Bridal snake | Lycodon tristrigatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Truong’s wolf snake | Lycodon truongi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Banks’ wolf snake | Lycodon banksi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Philippine Dryocalamus | Lycodon philippinus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Palawan wolf snake | Lycodon sealei | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Limestone wolf snake | Lycodon calcarophilus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Duy tan wolf snake | Lycodon duytan | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| East himalayan banded wolf snake | Lycodon latifasciatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Poyarkov’s big-tooth snake | Lycodon poyarkovi | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yunnan wolf snake | Lycodon yunnanensis | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Bicolored wolf snake | Lycodon bicolor | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bridle snake | Lycodon davisonii | Colubridae | Not recorded | 298 g | Not recorded |
| Banded racer | Lycodon fasciolatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gammie's wolf snake | Lycodon gammiei | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Lycodon maculatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 45.8 g | Not recorded |
| Vellore Bridal snake | Lycodon nympha | Colubridae | Not recorded | 30.4 g | Not recorded |
| Malayan Bridal snake | Lycodon subannulatus | Colubridae | Not recorded | 47 g | Not recorded |
| Sakishima wolf snake | Lycodon walli | Colubridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |