Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.
As of 2015 there are 23 recognized species in the genus.[1]
Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards.[2] They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs.[3]
All species in the genus Lycophidion are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs.[3]
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycophidion.
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 there are 23 recognized species in the genus.
