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Cape Wolf Snake

Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Lycophidion capense Smith 1831
Recognized by ReptileDB
Lycophidion
Genus recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia POL, wikipedia RO, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kenya Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Senegal Species List, Somalia Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AF, wikipedia ET, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia ES, wikipedia FR, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Lycophidion
Recognized by ReptileDB
Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alternative Names

Lycophidion capense capense
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense capense (Smith 1831)
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense jacksoni
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense jacksoni Boulenger 1893
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense loveridgei
Synonym according to ReptileDB, ReptileDB, and ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense loveridgei Laurent 1968
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense pembanum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense pembanum Laurent 1968
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense vermiculatum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense vermiculatum Laurent 1968
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycophidion capense vermiculatum Laurent 1968
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Lycophidion capense Parker 1949
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycophidion hellmichi Haacke 1970
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycophidion horstokii
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Lycophidion irroratum
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion jacksoni Boulenger 1893
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycophidion jacksoni Boulenger 1893
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion semicinctum Peters 1867
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycophidion semicinctum Scortecci 1931
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidion woolfi Hoser 2013
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lycophidium abyssinicum Boulenger 1893
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidium capense
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidium irroratum Günther 1868
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Lydodon capensis Smith 1831
Synonym according to ReptileDB and ReptileDB
Lycophidion
Harvest ancestor according to Hone et al 2013, Wildfinder (WWF), GBIF national node type records UK, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, iDigBio type specimen records, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Flickr BHL, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Lycophidion Horstockii
Synonym according to ReptileDB
Lycophidium Horstokii
Synonym according to ReptileDB

Common Names

English

Cape Wolf Snake preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB
Spotted Wolf Snake
prefer
Recognized by ReptileDB

German

Kap-Wolfsnatter preferred
Recognized by ReptileDB

Swahili

Menofisi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Curated hierarchies for Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophiinae Fitzinger 1843
Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843 (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (A. Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Boaedon A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Bothrolycus Günther 1874
Bothrophthalmus Peters 1863
Chamaelycus Boulenger 1919
Dendrolycus Laurent 1956
Gonionotophis Boulenger 1893
Hormonotus Hallowell 1857
Inyoka Branch & Kelly 2011
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger 1843
Pseudoboodon Peracca 1897

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Elapoidea
Lamprophiidae
Lycophidion (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (Smith 1831)
Lycophidion chirioi Trape 2021
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion jacksoni (Boulenger 1893)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1968)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion tchadensis Trape 2021
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Boaedon
Bothrolycus
Bothrophthalmus
Chamaelycus
Dendrolycus
Gonionotophis
Gracililima
Hormonotus
Inyoka
Lamprophis
Limaformosa
Lycodonomorphus
Mehelya
Montaspis
Pseudoboodon

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843 (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (A. Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Boaedon A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Bothrolycus Günther 1874
Bothrophthalmus Peters 1863
Chamaelycus Boulenger 1919
Dendrolycus Laurent 1956
Gonionotophis Boulenger 1893
Hormonotus Hallowell 1857
Inyoka Branch & Kelly 2011
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger 1843
Pseudoboodon Peracca 1897

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Lamprophiidae
Lycophidion (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Alluaudina
Amblyodipsas
Amplorhinus
Aparallactus
Atractaspis
Boaedon
Bothrolycus
Bothrophthalmus
Brachyophis
Brygophis
Buhoma
Chamaelycus
Chilorhinophis
Compsophis
Dendrolycus
Dipsina
Ditypophis
Dromicodryas
Duberria
Elapotinus
Gonionotophis
Hemirhagerrhis
Heteroliodon
Homoroselaps
Hormonotus
Hypoptophis
Inyoka
Ithycyphus
Lamprophis
Langaha
Leioheterodon
Liophidium
Liopholidophis
Lycodonomorphus
Lycodryas
Macrelaps
Madagascarophis
Malpolon
Micrelaps
Micropisthodon
Mimophis
Montaspis
Oxyrhabdium
Pararhadinaea
Parastenophis
Phisalixella
Polemon
Prosymna
Psammodynastes
Psammophis
Psammophylax
Pseudaspis
Pseudoboodon
Pseudoxyrhopus
Pythonodipsas
Rhagerhis
Rhamphiophis
Thamnosophis
Xenocalamus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843 (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (A. Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Boaedon A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Bothrolycus Günther 1874
Bothrophthalmus Peters 1863
Chamaelycus Boulenger 1919
Dendrolycus Laurent 1956
Gonionotophis Boulenger 1893
Hormonotus Hallowell 1857
Inyoka Branch & Kelly 2011
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger 1843
Pseudoboodon Peracca 1897

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Lamprophiidae
Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843 (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semiannulis Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Alluaudina Mocquard 1894
Amblyodipsas Peters 1857
Amplorhinus A. Smith 1847
Aparallactus Smith 1849
Atractaspis Smith 1849
Boaedon Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854
Bothrolycus Günther 1874
Bothrophthalmus Peters 1863
Brachyophis Mocquard 1888
Brygophis Domergue & Bour 1988
Buhoma Ziegler, Vences, Glaw & Böhme 1997
Chamaelycus Boulenger 1919
Chilorhinophis Werner 1907
Compsophis Mocquard 1894
Dendrolycus Laurent 1956
Dipsina Jan 1863
Ditypophis Günther 1881
Dromicodryas Boulenger 1893
Duberria Fitzinger 1826
Elapotinus Jan 1862
Gonionotophis Boulenger 1893
Hemirhagerrhis Boettger 1893
Heteroliodon Boettger 1913
Homoroselaps Jan 1858
Hormonotus Hallowell 1857
Hypoptophis Boulenger 1896
Inyoka Branch & Kelly 2011
Ithycyphus Günther 1873
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Langaha Bonnaterre 1790
Leioheterodon A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Liophidium Boulenger 1896
Liopholidophis Mocquard 1904
Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger 1843
Lycodryas Günther 1879
Macrelaps Boulenger 1896
Madagascarophis Mertens 1952
Malpolon Fitzinger 1826
Micrelaps Boettger 1880
Micropisthodon Mocquard 1894
Mimophis Grandidier 1867
Montaspis Bourquin 1991
Oxyrhabdium Boulenger 1893
Pararhadinaea Boettger 1898
Parastenophis Domergue 1995
Phisalixella Domergue 1995
Polemon Jan 1858
Prosymna Gray 1849
Psammodynastes Günther 1858
Psammophis H. Boie 1826
Psammophylax Fitzinger 1843
Pseudaspis Fitzinger 1843
Pseudoboodon Peracca 1897
Pseudoxyrhopus Günther 1881
Pythonodipsas Günther 1868
Rhagerhis Peters 1862
Rhamphiophis Peters 1854
Thamnosophis Jan 1863
Xenocalamus Günther 1868

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Lamprophiinae Fitzinger 1843
Lycophidion Fitzinger 1843 (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre Günther 1868
Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner 1870
Lycophidion capense (A. Smith 1831)
Lycophidion depressirostre Laurent 1968
Lycophidion hellmichi Laurent 1964
Lycophidion irroratum (Leach 1819)
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell 1857
Lycophidion meleagre Boulenger 1893
Lycophidion multimaculatum Boettger 1888
Lycophidion namibianum Broadley 1991
Lycophidion nanum (Broadley 1958)
Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters 1863)
Lycophidion ornatum Parker 1936
Lycophidion pembanum Laurent 1968
Lycophidion pygmaeum Broadley 1996
Lycophidion semiannule Peters 1854
Lycophidion semicinctum A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Lycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes 1993
Lycophidion uzungwense Loveridge 1932
Lycophidion variegatum Broadley 1969
Boaedon A. M. C. Duméril, Bibron & A. H. A. Duméril 1854
Bothrolycus Günther 1874
Bothrophthalmus Peters 1863
Chamaelycus Boulenger 1919
Dendrolycus Laurent 1956
Gonionotophis Boulenger 1893
Hormonotus Hallowell 1857
Inyoka Branch & Kelly 2011
Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843
Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger 1843
Pseudoboodon Peracca 1897

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Colubroidea
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophiinae
Lycophidion (this page)
Lycophidion capense
Lycophidion laterale
Lycophidion nigromaculatum
Lycophidion ornatum
unclassified Lycophidion
Boaedon
Bothrolycus
Bothrophthalmus
Gonionotophis
Gracililima
Hormonotus
Inyoka
Lamprophis
Limaformosa
Lycodonomorphus
Mehelya
Pseudoboodon

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Caenophidia
Lamprophiidae
Lamprophiinae
Lycophidion (this page)
Lycophidion acutirostre
Lycophidion albomaculatum
Lycophidion capense
Lycophidion depressirostre
Lycophidion hellmichi
Lycophidion irroratum
Lycophidion jacksoni
Lycophidion laterale
Lycophidion meleagris
Lycophidion multimaculatum
Lycophidion namibianum
Lycophidion nanum
Lycophidion nigromaculatum
Lycophidion ornatum
Lycophidion pembanum
Lycophidion pygmaeum
Lycophidion semiannule
Lycophidion semicinctum
Lycophidion taylori
Lycophidion uzungwense
Lycophidion variegatum
Boaedon
Bothrophthalmus
Chamaelycus
Dendrolycus
Geodipsas
Gonionotophis
Hormonotus
Inyoka
Lamprophis
Limaformosa
Lycodonomorphus
Pseudoboodon
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