Lycodon tessellatus

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 tessellatus

Name

Lycodon tessellatus (Jan, 1863)

• Holotype: NHMW 21708, ♂, collected by native on 24 April 1848.
• Type locality:: “Manilla”.

Combinations

• Lycodon tessellatum Jan, 1863: 96 [original combination]
• Ophites tessellatus — Griffin, 1911 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Jan, G. 1863. Elenco sistematico degli ofidi descritti e disegnati per l'Icongrafia générale. A. Lombardi: Milano. vii + 143 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Brown, R. & Diesmos, A. 2009. IUCN: Lycodon tessellatus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169789A6674163. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169789A6674163.en. Accessed on 12 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Manila Wolf Snake