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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Namibia, Botswana, E Republic of South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Cape, Swaziland), Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, W Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, S Egypt, Zambia, Sudan, N/E/S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Malawi, Central African Republic, Cameroon multimaculatum: Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, N Namibia, S Zaire, W/N Zambia, Tanzania (Tatanda, Sumbawanga District), multimaculatum;
Type locality: Novo Netonna, Banana, Lower Congo. jacksoni: S Sudan, Ethiopia, NE Zaire, Uganda, W Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, W Tanzania (SE to the Uzungwa mountains and Morogoro);
Type locality: Kilimajaro, Tanzania. loveridgei: S Somalia to NE Tanzania , incl. Zanzibar;
Type locality: Amani, Usambara Mts., Tanzania. pembanum: endemic to Pemba Island;
Type locality: Pemba Island. vermiculatum: S Tanzania, Malawi, N/C Mozambique, border to Zimbabwe;
Type locality: Mbanja, near Lindi, Tanzania.

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Lycophidion

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Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.

Lycophidion capense, cape wolf snake, Waterberg, Limpopo.

As of 2015 there are 23 recognized species in the genus.^[1]

Description and behavior

Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards.^[2] They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs.^[3]

Reproduction

All species in the genus Lycophidion are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs.^[3]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

Lycophidion acutirostre Günther, 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner, 1870
Lycophidion capense (A. Smith, 1831)
Lycophidion chirioi Trape, 2021
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent, 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent, 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach, 1819)
Lycophidion jacksoni (Boulenger, 1893) — western Jackson's wolf snake
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger, 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger, 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley, 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley, 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (W. Peters, 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker, 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent,1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley, 1996
Lycophidion semiannule W. Peters, 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes, 1993
Lycophidion tchadensis Trape, 2021 — Chad wolf snake
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge, 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley, 1969

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycophidion.

References

^ ^a ^b Uetz, Peter. "Search results - Lycophidion ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ Marais, Johan (2004). A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa (New ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 978-1868729326.
^ ^a ^b Alexander, Graham; Marais, Johan (2007). A Guide to the Reptiles of Southern Africa (3. impression. ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 94. ISBN 9781770073869. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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Lycophidion: Brief Summary

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Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.

Lycophidion capense, cape wolf snake, Waterberg, Limpopo.

As of 2015 there are 23 recognized species in the genus.

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Cape Wolf Snake

Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843