Lycodon butleri

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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Lycodon butleri Boulenger, 1900: 336

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.14.90 (formerly SM), ♀, collected by A.L. Butler in 1898.
• Type locality: “Perak hills, at an altitude of 5,000 feet”.

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1900. Description of a new snake from the Perak Hills. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 13: 336.

Links

• Grismer, L. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Lycodon butleri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192225A2058052. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192225A2058052.en. Accessed on 12 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Butler's Wolf Snake