Lycodon striatus

Lycodon striatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Colubroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Colubroidea

Familia: Colubridae
Subfamilia: Colubrinae
Genus: Lycodon
Species: Lycodon striatus

Name

Lycodon striatus (Shaw, 1802)

  • Lectotype: iconotype, a 356 mm specimen described and illustrated in P. Russell (1796: 22, pl. 16). [designated by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014: 404)]
  • Type locality: “Vizagapatam, coast of Coromandel, India”.

Combinations

  • Coluber striatus Shaw, 1802: 527 [original combination]
  • Lycodon striatus — Stoliczka, 1870 [subsequent combination]
  • Ophites striatus — Wall, 1921 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

  • Coluber malignus Daudin, 1803
  • Lycodon galathea Daudin, 1803
  • Lycodon napei Duméril & Bibron, 1854: 384

References

Primary references

  • Shaw, G. 1802. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume III. Amphibia. Thomas Davison: London. Part I: vi + 1–312 pp. BHL; Part II: v + 313–615 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 
  • Papenfuss, T., Shafiei Bafti, S., Sharifi, M., Ananjeva, N.B., Orlov, N.L., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Vyas, R., Kulkarni, N.U., Borkin, L., Milto, K., Golynsky, E., Rustamov, A, Munkhbayar, K., Nuridjanov, D. & Litvinchuk, S. 2021. IUCN: Lycodon striatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164649A1064113. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T164649A1064113.en. Accessed on 26 October 2025.

Vernacular names

  • English: Northern Wolf Snake
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