A new wolf snake species has been discovered in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains.
Wolf snakes are nonvenomous members of the family Colubridae, and named after their large teeth that are found in both jaws.
This distinctive, almost chequered, coloured snake was discovered by Cambodian herpetologist Neang Thy, Fauna & Flora International’s (FFI) research adviser in Phnom Penh, in a high altitude montane rainforest.
He said: “Given its unique colouration, submontane habitat and altitudinal separation from other wolf snakes in the region, the species will probably prove to be endemic to the Cardamom Mountains.”
The new snake has been named Lycodon zoosvictoriae by Thy in honour of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board of Victoria in Australia, which has supported FFI's studies in the region for several years.
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