Common Wolf Snake (capucinus)
Lycodon capucinus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lycodon
- Continents
- Oceania, Africa
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
- Invasive in
- Christmas Island
About
Common Wolf Snake (capucinus) (Lycodon capucinus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Australia, Guinea. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Christmas Island), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 19 more. Common: recorded in 458 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native rangeIntroduced / invasive
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Rock Crevices
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Plantations
- Gardens
- Parks
- Urban Areas
- Suburban Areas
- Rural Settlements
- Abandoned Buildings
- Roadsides
- Disturbed Habitats
- Guinean Rainforest
Related snakes
- Aceh Wolf Snake Lycodon sidiki
- Huaping Wolf Snake Lycodon cathaya
- Philippine Dryocalamus Lycodon philippinus
- Painted Wolf Snake Lycodon pictus
- Scarce Bridal Snake Lycodon gracilis
- Malayan Bridal Snake Lycodon subannulatus
- Three-Banded Bridled Snake Lycodon tristrigatus
- Blanford's Bridal Snake Lycodon davisonii
- Serrate-banded Wolf Snake Lycodon serratus
- Namdong Wolf Snake Lycodon chapaensis
- Sri Lankan Bridle Snake Lycodon chithrasekarai
- Seale’s Banded Asian Wolf Snake Lycodon sealei
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.