Species information
Scientific name: Lycodon walli
Japanese name: サキシママダラ
Chinese name: 先島紅斑蛇、沃氏鏈蛇
English name: Sakishima wolf snake
Origin: Miyako Islands, Yaeyama Islands
Ecology and description
This species was originally considered a subspecies of the Red-banded snake (Lycodon rufozonatus), but it has now been elevated to a distinct species. Its pattern is more yellowish compared to the Red-banded snake (Lycodon rufozonatus). Among this species, the population on Miyakojima has a very different pattern and is much rarer in number.
Field photographs taken during our tours, with observation dates
