Photo of a Pemba Wolf Snake (Lycophidion pembanum)
Photo: chemp, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Pemba Wolf Snake

Lycophidion pembanum

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Other
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Lycophidion
Continents
Africa
Countries
1
How common
Rare

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About

Pemba Wolf Snake (Lycophidion pembanum) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Tanzania. It lives in habitats such as coastal forest, coastal scrub, east african coastal forest. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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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