Lycophidion
Sign in to saveLycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.thumb|right|Lycophidion capense, cape wolf snake, Waterberg, Limpopo. there are 23 recognized species in the genus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLamprophiidae
Lycophidion – rodzaj węży z kladu Caenophidia zaliczany w zależności od przyjmowanej klasyfikacji do podrodziny Boodontinae wchodzącej w skład rodziny połozowatych (Colubridae) lub do odrębnej rodziny Lamprophiidae, obejmujący gatunki występujące w Afryce.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MPM, TM, CAS, ZMUC, SMNS
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Tanzanie, Sans Origine
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description and behavior
- Reproduction
- Species
- References
- Further reading
Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.thumb|right|Lycophidion capense, cape wolf snake, Waterberg, Limpopo. there are 23 recognized species in the genus.
==Description and behavior== Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs.
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