Lycodon effraenis

Lycodon effraenis

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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Colubroidea

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

Name

Lycodon effraenis Cantor, 1847

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.13.84, collected by W. Norris between 1844–1847.
• Type locality: “Pinang” [=Penang Island], Pinang State, NW West Malaysia.

Combinations

• Lycodon effrænis Cantor, 1847: 917 [original combination]
• Tetragonosoma effrene — Günther, 1858 [subsequent combnination]

References

Primary references

• Cantor, T. 1847. Catalogue of Reptiles inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula and Islands. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 16: 607–656; 897–952; 1026–1078. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T., Inger, R.F., Auliya, M. & Dehling, M. 2013. IUCN: Lycodon effraenis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T176842A44272505. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T176842A44272505.en. Accessed on 27 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Brown Wolf Snake