Photo of a Andaman wolf snake (Lycodon hypsirhinoides)
Photo: Hrishu Aravind, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Andaman wolf snake

Lycodon hypsirhinoides

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Lycodon
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist

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About

Andaman wolf snake (Lycodon hypsirhinoides) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in India. It lives in habitats such as forest edges, abandoned buildings, roadsides. Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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