Biology:Lycophidion variegatum
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Short description: Species of snake
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
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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]
References
- ↑ Lycophidion variegatum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q3023721 entry
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