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Namibian Wolf Snake

Lycophidion namibianum

Classification

Lycophidion hellmichi, known commonly as Hellmich's wolf snake or Kaokoveld wolf snake, is a species of oviparous, nonvenomous snake, in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Geographic range Lycophidion hellmichi is found in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia, though it is thought to have once had a larger geographic range that included the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Distribution

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