Lycophidion hellmichi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Lycophidion
Species: Lycophidion hellmichi

Name

Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent, 1964: 95

• Holotype: MD 3824, ♀, collected by H. Baumann on 20 March 1954.
• Type locality: “Kapolopopo, désert de Moçâmedes, ±15.55 S 12.42 E, ± 450 m”.

References

Primary references

• Laurent, R.F. 1964. Reptiles et batraciens de l'Angola (troisième contribution). Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais, Museu do Dundo (Angola) No. 67. 165 pp.

Links

• Broadley, D.G. 2010. IUCN: Lycophidion hellmichi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176852A7317403. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176852A7317403.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Hellmich's Wolf Snake