Lycophidion variegatum

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