Lycodon semicarinatus (Cope, 1860) is a animal in the Colubridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lycodon semicarinatus (Cope, 1860)

Lycodon semicarinatus (Cope, 1860)

Lycodon semicarinatus is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in Japan's Ryukyu Islands.

Family
Genus
Lycodon
Order
Class
Squamata

About Lycodon semicarinatus (Cope, 1860)

Lycodon semicarinatus, commonly known as the Loo-Choo big-tooth snake or Ryukyu odd-tooth snake, is a species of snake belonging to the colubrid family, Colubridae. This species is non-venomous. It can be found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including the islands of Okinawa and Amami Oshima.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Colubridae Lycodon

More from Colubridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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