Wildlifeof India
Lycodon flavomaculatus
Colubrid Snakes
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Lycodon flavomaculatus
Basic stats
Range
Western Ghats of India: north-western Ghats, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
Size
Adults about 35cm
The yellow-spotted wolf snake is a colubrid snake found in the Western Ghats of India. Adults are about 35 cm long. It is shiny black above with a series of yellow spots along the spine, and beside each spot whitish crossbars descend the flanks, starting about as wide as the spots and then widening (Wikipedia, general species account).
The spots are about two scales long, separated by gaps of four or five scales. The Reptile Database lists Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
Quick answers
- Where is the Lycodon flavomaculatus found?
- Western Ghats of India: north-western Ghats, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana
- How big is the Lycodon flavomaculatus?
- Adults about 35cm