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Lycodon flavomaculatus WALL, 1907

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Higher TaxaColubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Yellow-spotted Wolf Snake 
SynonymLycodon flavomaculatus WALL 1907: 612
Ophites flavomaculatus — WALL 1923: 613
Lycodon flavomaculatus — SMITH 1943: 262
Lycodon flavomaculatus — LANZA 1999: 95
Lycodon flavomaculatus — WALMIKI et al. 2011
Lycodon flavomaculatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 394 
DistributionIndia (NW Ghats, Gujarat, Maharashtra (Talegaon, Uran), Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana)

Type locality: “Sangli, Kirkee, Poona, Nasik, and Dharwar”, India.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BNHS = BNHM (Collection of the Bombay Natural History Society), BMNH 1906.7.27.2, 1946.1.13.83, 1946.1.13. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (544 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
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References
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