| Gammie's Wolf Snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Dinodon |
| Species: | D. gammiei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinodon gammiei (Blanford, 1878) |
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| Synonyms | |
Gammie's Wolf Snake, Dinodon gammiei, is a nonvenomous species of Colubrid snake found in Sikkim, India.
At first glance, Gammie's Wolf Snake resembles the kraits. Its body is surrounded by alternating dark and light rings with irregular margins. Its head is dark olive, and there are light spots in the center of most shields. It has an imperfect pale collar, and the underside of the head and neck are whitish. Adults are about 80 cm (32 in.) long.[1]