Lycodon aulicus

Lycodon aulicus
Indian wolf snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lycodon
Species:
L. aulicus
Binomial name
Lycodon aulicus
Synonyms

Coluber aulicus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycodon aulicus F. Boie, 1827

Lycodon aulicus, commonly known as the Indian wolf snake or common wolf snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Early naturalists have suggested its resemblance to the venomous common krait as an instance of Batesian mimicry.