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Species of Thailand

Snake-eater wolf snake

Lycodon ophiophagus

Gernot Vogel, Patrick David & Olivier S.G. Pauwels, Montri Sumontha, Gerrut Norval, Ralf Hendrix, Thanh Ngoc Vu & Thomas Ziegler, 2009

In Thai: งูปล้องฉนวนกินงู, ngu plong cha nuan gin ngu

Lycodon ophiophagus, the snake-eater wolf snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.

Distribution

It is found in Thailand.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Lycodon
Species
Lycodon ophiophagus

Common names

  • German: Schlangenfressende Wolfszahnnatter
  • English: Snake-eater wolf snake
  • Dutch: Slangenetende Wolfslang
  • Thai: งูปล้องฉนวนกินงู, ngu plong cha nuan gin ngu

Synonyms

  • Lycodon ophiophagus, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Lycodon ophiophagus, Gernot Vogel, Patrick David & Olivier S.G. Pauwels, Montri Sumontha, Gerrut Norval, Ralf Hendrix, Thanh Ngoc Vu & Thomas Ziegler (2009)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Photos

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Lycodon ophiophagus - Kaeng Krachan National Park
Lycodon ophiophagus (subadult) - Kaeng Krachan National Park
Lycodon ophiophagus (juvenile) - Kaeng Krachan National Park
Lycodon ophiophagus
Lycodon ophiophagus
Lycodon ophiophagus
Lycodon ophiophagus

Range Map

Distribution map of Snake-eater wolf snake, Lycodon ophiophagus in Thailand
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Khao Lak - Lam Ru National Park
  • Khao Sok National Park
  • Kui Buri National Park
  • Mueang Ranong District, Ranong
  • Phanom District, Surat Thani
  • Phato District, Chumphon
  • Sri Phang-nga National Park
Range map of Lycodon ophiophagus in Thailand