Photo of a Pale Wolf Snake (Lycophidion irroratum)
Photo: flaviaesteves, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Pale Wolf Snake

Lycophidion irroratum

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Lycophidion
Continents
Africa
Countries
17
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist

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About

Pale Wolf Snake (Lycophidion irroratum) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and 12 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 12 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

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

Related snakes

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