Lycodon travancoricus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lycodon travancoricus, commonly known as the Travancore wolf snake, is a species of colubrid snake endemic to south India. 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 (23+1⁄2 inches) in total length, with a tail 12.5 cm (4+7⁄8 inches) long Maximum 742mm (29 in).
It is endemic to Peninsular India. It is a hill-dwelling species, preferring high-elevation wet forests. It occurs in the Western Ghats across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, southern Gujarat and southern parts of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu. and also in the Maldives.
Populations from the Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka previously mistaken to be this species, have now been classified as a distinct species Lycodon deccanensis. It is a nocturnal,... Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kochi | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Travancore Wolf Snake sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June–August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Travancore Wolf Snake in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and September–November, the lowest months.
Only Kochi, in our data
Kochi is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Travancore Wolf Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Travancore Wolf Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kochi (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
