Lycophidion namibianum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia 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 Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Lycophidion
Species: Lycophidion namibianum

Name

Lycophidion namibianum Broadley, 1991: 210

• Holotype: TM 52730, ♂, collected by H. Bachran on 1966.
• Type locality: “west of Usakos, Karibib District, Namibia”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1991. A review of the Namibian snakes of the genus Lycophidion (Serpentes: Colubridae), with the description of a new endemic species. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 35(14): 209–215. Reference page. 

Links

• Baptista, N., Bauer, A.M., Becker, F., Ceríaco, L.M.P. & Conradie, W. 2020. IUCN: Lycophidion namibianum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T13290894A13290898. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13290894A13290898.en. Accessed on 16 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Namibian Wolf Snake