Lycophidion variegatum | |
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L. variegatum, the variegated wolf snake, photographed beside the Selati River in Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Genus: | Lycophidion |
Species: | L. variegatum
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Binomial name | |
Lycophidion variegatum
Broadley, 1969
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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]
Lycophidion variegatum | |
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| |
L. variegatum, the variegated wolf snake, photographed beside the Selati River in Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific 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]