- lay ing . ▁ ▁Ph y log eny ▁Ly cod on ▁bib on ius ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Ly cod on , ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁sn akes ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁w olf ▁sn akes . ▁The ▁genus ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁s nake ▁family ▁Col ub r idae , ▁the ▁largest ▁s nake ▁family , ▁with ▁member ▁species ▁being ▁found ▁on ▁every ▁continent ▁except ▁Ant arct ica . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁During ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁leaf ▁ax ils ▁of ▁pal m ▁trees . ▁During ▁the ▁night , ▁it ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁tree ▁tr unks . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁in ▁both ▁for ested ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁areas . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁eat ▁sk inks . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Ly cod on ▁bib on ius ▁was ▁only ▁known ▁from ▁the ▁vol can ic ▁island ▁of ▁Cam igu in ▁Norte ▁in ▁the ▁Bab uy an ▁island ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁newly ▁observed ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Bab uy an ▁Cl aro , ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁island ▁group . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁their ▁range ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁square ▁kilometres . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Despite ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁s nake ▁being ▁limited ▁to ▁ 3 0 0 ▁square ▁kilom eters , ▁the ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁cons iders ▁Ly cod on ▁al cal ai ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁species ▁of