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Lycophidion Nanum
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *'' Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *'' Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion namibianum'' *'' Lycophidion nanum'' *'' Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophi ...
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Lycophidion Variegatum
''Lycophidion variegatum'', also known as the variegated wolf snake, is a species of small nocturnal snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species actively hunts lizards in small crevices, and is endemic to southern Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ....Marais, Johan. 2004. ''A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa''. Cape Town: Struik. References Further reading * Branch, Bill. 2004. ''A Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised Edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (''Lycophidion variegatum'', p. 76 + Plate 29). * Broadley DG. 1969. "A New Species of ''Lycophidion'' from Rhodesia (Serpentes: Colubridae)". ''Arnoldia'' 4 (27): 1–8. (''Lycophidion variegatum'', n ...
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Lycophidion Helmichi
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *'' Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *'' Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion namibianum'' *''Lycophidion nanum'' *'' Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophid ...
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Lycophidion Nigromaculatum
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *''Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *'' Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion namibianum'' *''Lycophidion nanum'' *'' Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophidi ...
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Lycophidion Nanum
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *'' Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *'' Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion namibianum'' *'' Lycophidion nanum'' *'' Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophi ...
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Lycophidion Namibianum
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *''Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *'' Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion namibianum'' *''Lycophidion nanum'' *''Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophidio ...
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Oskar Boettger
Oskar Boettger (german: Böttger; 31 March 1844 – 25 September 1910) was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888–1976). From 1863 to 1866 he studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg, then worked for a year in a chemical factory in Frankfurt am Main."Boettger, Oskar"
p. 410. In: (1955). '' Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 2''. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. . (in German).
In 1869 he received his doctorate from the . The following year (1870), he became a

Lycophidion Multimaculatum
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *''Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *'' Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *''Lycophidion namibianum'' *''Lycophidion nanum'' *''Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion ...
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Lycophidion Meleagre
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *''Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *'' Lycophidion meleagre'' *''Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *''Lycophidion namibianum'' *''Lycophidion nanum'' *''Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion ...
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Edward Hallowell (herpetologist)
Edward Hallowell (1808 – February 20, 1860) was an American herpetologist and physician. He studied and practiced medicine in Philadelphia. He also was a renowned herpetologist who described 61 new species of reptiles. In 1851, Hallowell was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society The American Philosophical Society (APS), founded in 1743 in Philadelphia, is a scholarly organization that promotes knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and communit .... Hallowell is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of frogs: '' Hyla hallowellii'' and '' Leptodactylus hallowelli. Cope ED (1862). "On some new and little known American ANURA". ''Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia'' 14: 151-159. ("... dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Edward Hallowell, whom the author holds in grateful and respectful recollection ...", p. 153). Publications in the ''Proceedings of the Academy ...
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Lycophidion Laterale
''Lycophidion'' is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes. there are 23 recognized species in the genus. Description and behavior Wolf snakes are small snakes which forage at night for sleeping lizards. They have flat heads and large recurved teeth that are assumed to aid them in their extraction of lizards from their lairs. Reproduction All species in the genus ''Lycophidion'' are oviparous and lay between 3 and 10 eggs. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Lycophidion acutirostre'' *'' Lycophidion albomaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion capense'' *'' Lycophidion chirioi'' *'' Lycophidion depressirostre'' *''Lycophidion helmichi'' *'' Lycophidion irroratum'' *'' Lycophidion jacksoni'' — western Jackson's wolf snake *'' Lycophidion laterale'' *''Lycophidion meleagre'' *''Lycophidion multimaculatum'' *''Lycophidion namibianum'' *''Lycophidion nanum'' *''Lycophidion nigromaculatum'' *'' Lycophidion o ...
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George Albert Boulenger
George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ...
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