| Laotian wolf snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Colubrinae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. laoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon laoensis Günther, 1864 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Ophites laoensis - Zhao & Adler, 1993[1] |
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The Laotian wolf snake, Lycodon laoensis, is a species of colubrid snake.
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It is found in India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), and West Malaysia.
Dorsally it is dark brown, with a whitish or yellowish crossband on the occiput, and similar body crossbands which bifurcate on the sides. Ventrally it is whitish. Adults are about .5 m (20 inches) in total length, which includes the tail of about 10 cm (4 inches).[2]