African Wolf Snakes
Lycophidion
Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 23 known species
Cape Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion capense
Variegated Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion variegatum
Pygmy Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion pygmaeum
Spotted Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion albomaculatum
Ornate Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion ornatum
Flat-snouted Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion depressirostre
Leach's Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion irroratum
Spotted Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion multimaculatum
Semi-annulated Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion semicinctum
Red-snouted Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion uzungwense
Lycophidion jacksoni
speciesLycophidion jacksoni
Flat Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion laterale
Dwarf Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion nanum
Namibian Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion namibianum
Speckled wolf snake
speciesLycophidion meleagre
Eastern Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion semiannule
Lycophidion tchadensis
speciesLycophidion tchadensis
Blotched Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion nigromaculatum
Taylor’s wolf snake
speciesLycophidion taylori
Pemba Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion pembanum
Eastern Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion acutirostre
Lycophidion chirioi
speciesLycophidion chirioi
Kaokoveld Wolf Snake
speciesLycophidion hellmichi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 29507.