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Brown wolf snake

Lycodon effraenis

Theodore Edward Cantor, 1847

In Thai: งูปล้องฉนวนสีน้ำตาล, ngu plong cha nuan see namdtan

The brown wolf snake (Lycodon effraenis) is a species of snake in the family colubridae. It is found in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and 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 effraenis

Common names

  • German: Braune Wolfszahnnatter
  • English:
    • Brown wolf snake
    • Scarce wolf snake
  • Thai: งูปล้องฉนวนสีน้ำตาล, ngu plong cha nuan see namdtan

Synonyms

  • Lycodon effraenis, Van Stanley Bartholomew Wallach et al. (2014)
  • Lycodon effraenis, David J. Gower et al. (2012)
  • Lycodon effraenis, Benedetto Lanza (1999)
  • Lycodon effraenis, Merel J. Cox et al. (1998)
  • Lycodon effraenis, Ulrich Manthey & Wolfgang Grossmann (1997)
  • Lycodon effraensis (sic), Wolfgang Grossmann (1989)
  • Lycodon effraenis, Michael Wilmer Forbes Tweedie (1954)
  • Lycodon effrenis, George Albert Boulenger (1893)
  • Lycodon effrenis, George Albert Boulenger (1892)
  • Lycodon effrenis, George Albert Boulenger (1890)

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Lycodon effraenis - Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

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Lycodon effraenis - Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

Range Map

Distribution map of Brown wolf snake, Lycodon effraenis in Thailand
  • Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Kaeng Krung National Park
  • Khao Sok National Park
  • Khlong Yan Wildlife Sanctuary (n/w)
  • Na Yong District, Trang
  • Namtok Sai Khao National Park
  • Narathiwat Province
  • Si Banphot District, Phatthalung
  • Yala Province
  • Yong Waterfall National Park
Range map of Lycodon effraenis in Thailand