Lycophidion variegatum

Lycophidion variegatum
Lycophidion variegatum, variegated wolf snake, photographed along the Selati River, Limpopo, South Africa.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Subfamily: Lamprophiinae[1]
Genus: Lycophidion
Species: L. variegatum
Binomial name
Lycophidion variegatum
Broadley, 1969

Lycophidion variegatum, also known as the variegated wolf snake,[1][2] is a species of small nocturnal snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species actively hunts lizards in small crevices, and is endemic to southern Africa.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Lycophidion variegatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 Marais, Johan. 2004. A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik.

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