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Lycophidion
Genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.
As of 2015[update] there are 23 recognized species in the genus.[1]
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Description and behavior
Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards.[2] They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs.[3]
Reproduction
All species in the genus Lycophidion are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs.[3]
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Lycophidion acutirostre Günther, 1868
- Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner, 1870
- Lycophidion capense (A. Smith, 1831)
- Lycophidion chirioi J.-F. Trape, 2021
- Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent, 1968
- Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent, 1964
- Lycophidion irroratum (Leach, 1819)
- Lycophidion jacksoni (Boulenger, 1893) – western Jackson's wolf snake
- Lycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857
- Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger, 1893
- Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger, 1888
- Lycophidion namibianum Broadley, 1991
- Lycophidion nanum (Broadley, 1958)
- Lycophidion nigromaculatum (W. Peters, 1863)
- Lycophidion ornatum Parker, 1936
- Lycophidion pembanum Laurent,1968
- Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley, 1996
- Lycophidion semiannule W. Peters, 1854
- Lycophidion semicinctum A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
- Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes, 1993
- Lycophidion tchadensis J.-F. Trape, 2021 – Chad wolf snake
- Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge, 1932
- Lycophidion variegatum Broadley, 1969
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycophidion.
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