Summary ¹

Lycophidion variegatum, also known as the variegated wolf snake, is a small nocturnal snake in the family Lamprophiidae which actively hunts lizards in small crevices. It lives in southern Africa.

Distribution ²

Continent: Africa
Distribution: Zimbabwe, Republic of South Africa (N Zululand through Transvaal, Swaziland), Botswana, Zambia  
Type locality: Chitora River, 40 km south of Umtali, Rhodesia, ca. 920 m elevation.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycophidion_variegatum
2. (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14310177

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
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