Appearance
[Coloration in alcohol:] ''Lycodon travancoricus'' is dark brown or black dorsally, with white crossbands and white lineolations on the sides. Ventrally it is uniform white. It is very similar to ''Lycodon striatus'', but the upper lip is brown, or white spotted with brown.The dorsal scales are smooth, in 17 rows. The ventrals number 175-202; the anal is entire; and the subcaudals are 56-76, usually double, but sometimes single.
Adults may attain 60 cm in total length, with a tail 12.5 cm long Maximum 742mm .
Behavior
''Lycodon travancoricus'' is nocturnal.Habitat
It prefers forests, both evergreen and deciduous, on plains and hills.References:
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