Lycophidion variegatum

Lycophidion variegatum
L. variegatum, the variegated wolf snake, photographed beside the Selati River in Limpopo, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
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. ^ Lycophidion variegatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Marais, Johan. 2004. A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik.

Further reading

  • Branch, Bill. 2004. A Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised Edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Lycophidion variegatum, p. 76 + Plate 29).
  • Broadley DG. 1969. "A New Species of Lycophidion from Rhodesia (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Arnoldia 4 (27): 1–8. (Lycophidion variegatum, new species).


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