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The Cape wolf snake (Lycophidion capense) is a species of oviparous, [2] [3] nonvenomous snake which occurs over a wide area of Southern, Central, and East Africa. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Though docile and harmless, it may be confused with the very venomous stiletto snake .
Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. Lycophidion capense , cape wolf snake, Waterberg, Limpopo. As of 2015 [update] there are 23 recognized species in the genus.
Lycodon subcinctus, Malayan banded wolfsnake, in Letefoho, East Timor. Lycodon is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. [3] The Neo-Latin name Lycodon is derived from the Greek words λύκος (lykos) meaning wolf and οδόν (odon) meaning tooth, [4] and refers to the fang-like anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth. [2]
Hellmich's wolf snake (Lycophidion hellmichi), also known commonly as the Kaokoveld wolf snake, is a species of oviparous, nonvenomous snake, in the family Lamprophiidae. [2] The species is native to southern Africa .
Lycophidion depressirostre, commonly known as the flat-snouted wolf snake, is a rare species of oviparous, nonvenomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. It is found in southern Sudan , the Central African Republic , Somalia , Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda , and Southern Ethiopia .
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 .
This list of snakes of Africa includes all snakes in the continent of Africa. ... Cape file snake; Drewes's worm snake; Cape wolf snake; Dwarf water cobra;
Lycophidion irroratum is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae. It is commonly known as a Leach's wolf snake or pale wolf snake. It occurs in West Africa, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]