Malayan Banded Wolf Snake
Lycodon subcinctus
This wide-ranging species inhabits lowland forest and montane habitats up to at least 1500 metres elevation (Tweedie, 1957). It is most generally encountered by night on the forest floor, but is also considered to be arboreal.
The body is slender, and the somewhat flattened head is of the same width as the body. Juveniles and half-grown specimens are adorned with numerous widely-spaced pale bands, either white or cream, which are wider at the base and narrower dorsally : these are less apparent in the posterior section of the body and the tail. The background colour is black or dark brown : in adult specimens banding may be totally absent.
The body is slender, and the somewhat flattened head is of the same width as the body. Juveniles and half-grown specimens are adorned with numerous widely-spaced pale bands, either white or cream, which are wider at the base and narrower dorsally : these are less apparent in the posterior section of the body and the tail. The background colour is black or dark brown : in adult specimens banding may be totally absent.
