The species is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia The specific name, zawi, is in honor of U Khin Maung Zaw, Director of the Myanmar Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division.

[2][3] L. zawi is found in Bangladesh, northeastern India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura), and Myanmar (formerly called Burma).

[4] Dorsally, L. zawi is brownish black with white crossbands.

It can grow to 48 cm (19 inches) in total length (including tail).

[5] Zaw's wolf snake was discovered dwelling in forests and near streams at elevations of less than 500 m (1,600 ft)[1] in Assam, India, including Garbhange Reserve Forest, and in northern Myanmar.