A new species of Laotian wolf snake, Lycodon laoensis, has been recorded in Myanmar, according to a post shared by All about Snakes-Saw Thanda Awng on the social media page. The Laotian wolf snake was previously unrecorded in Myanmar, and now, with the records obtained by Snakes of Myanmar, it has been officially recorded, bringing the total number of snake species in Myanmar to 195 under 66 genera.
There are 81 species of wolf snake in the genus Lycodon worldwide, of which 11 have been recorded in Myanmar. The Laotian wolf snake, also known as the house snake, is found in India, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China and Malaysia, and now in Myanmar.
According to the observations in Kayin State, Shan State and Taninthayi Region, this is the first at the national level. The new record reveals the distribution of the Laotian wolf snake, and adds another species to the list of reptiles in Myanmar, highlighting the need for more focused research on Myanmar’s undocumented amphibians and reptiles, it said.
