Ornate Wolf Snake

About

Ornate Wolf Snake (Lycophidion ornatum) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and 5 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 13 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Angola
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• South Sudan
• Tanzania
• 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
• Tropical Montane Forest
• Montane Rainforest
• Evergreen Forest
• Open Woodland
• Montane Woodland
• Mountain Forest
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Mountain Slopes
• Highlands
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• African Montane Forest
• Sudanian Savanna

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