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Cape wolf snake

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Scientific name
  
Lycophidion capense

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Lamprophiidae

Higher classification
  
Lycophidion

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The Cape wolf snake (Lycophidion capense) is a species of oviparous, nonvenomous snake which occurs over a wide area of southern to central Africa.

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Subspecies

The species contains three subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, L. c. capense.

  • Lycophidion capense capense (A. Smith, 1831)
  • Lycophidion capense jacksoni (Boulenger, 1893)
  • Lycophidion capense loveridgei Laurent, 1968

    • Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Lycophidion.

    Diet and behaviour

    The wolf snake feeds mostly on lizards, which it bites and kills by constriction.


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    References

    Cape wolf snake Wikipedia
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