| Lycodon aulicus | |
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| Indian wolf snake | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | Lycodon |
| Species: | L. aulicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycodon aulicus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coluber aulicus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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.[3]
- ^ Wogan, G.; Diesmos, A.C.; Gonzalez, J.C.; Srinivasulu, C.; Mohapatra, P.; Srinivasulu, B.; Das, A.; Ganesh, S.R.; Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. (2021). "Lycodon aulicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T172705A1371194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T172705A1371194.en. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume I. London.
- ^ Abercromby, A F (July 2009). The Snakes of Ceylon. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-110-73774-1.
Another striking example of protective imitation is the way in which the little Lycodon Aulicus (sic) imitates the deadly Bungarus ...[T]o make the deception complete, the Lycodon has enlarged front teeth in imitation of the fangs of the Bungarus ...