Flat Wolf Snake

About

Flat Wolf Snake (Lycophidion laterale) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 12 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 12 more. Rare: recorded in only 2 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Angola
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Senegal
• South Sudan
• Togo
• Uganda

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Tropical Rainforest
• Tropical Moist Forest
• Tropical Lowland Forest
• Evergreen Forest
• Dry Woodland
• Open Woodland
• Scrub Forest
• Thorn Forest
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Semi-Desert
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna
• Sahel Shrubland

Related snakes

• Chirio’s Wolf Snake Lycophidion chirioi
• Chad Wolf Snake Lycophidion tchadensis
• Mozambique Wolf Snake Lycophidion acutirostre
• Hellmich's Wolf Snake Lycophidion hellmichi
• Lycophidion semicinctum
• Variegated Wolf Snake Lycophidion variegatum
• Cape Wolf Snake (capense) Lycophidion capense
• Pale Wolf Snake Lycophidion irroratum
• Namibian Wolf Snake Lycophidion namibianum
• Blotched Wolf Snake Lycophidion nigromaculatum
• Pygmy Wolf Snake Lycophidion pygmaeum
• Taylor's Wolf Snake Lycophidion taylori