Lycophidion nanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida 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 nanum

Name

• Lycophidion nanum (Broadley, 1968)

Holotype: NMZB-UM 6988, adult ♂, collected by L.A. Balarin and D.G. Broadley on 3 December 1963.

Type locality: “Xiluvo, Manica e Sofala District, Mozambique at ca. 250 metres”.

Combinations

• Cryptolycus nanus Broadley, 1968: 2 [original combination]
• Lycophidion nanum Broadley, 1996 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1968. The African Wolf Snakes (Serpentes: Colubridae): a new genus and species from Mozambique. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 4(10): 1–5. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lycophidion nanum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Wolf Snake