Lycophidion variegatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Lycophidion
Species: Lycophidion variegatum

Name

• Lycophidion variegatum Broadley, 1969: 1

Holotype: NMZB-UM 10666, ♂.

Type locality: “Chitora River, 40 km. south of Umtali, Rhodesia [=E Manicaland Prov., E Zimbabwe]. at ca. 920 metres”

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1969. A new species of Lycophidion from Rhodesia (Serpentes: Colubridae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 4(27): 1–8. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Lycophidion variegatum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Variegated Wolf Snake