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Flat Wolf Snake
Lycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857
- Name authority
- Hallowell, 1857
- Common name
- Flat Wolf Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lamprophiidae
- Genus
- Lycophidion
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyLamprophiidae
- genusLycophidion
- speciesLycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lycophidion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wolf SnakeLycophidion capense (Smith, 1831) | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pygmy Wolf SnakeLycophidion pygmaeum Broadley, 1996 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Taylor’s wolf snakeLycophidion taylori Broadley & Hughes, 1993 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-snouted Wolf SnakeLycophidion uzungwense Loveridge, 1932 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Wolf SnakeLycophidion semiannule Peters, 1854 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [occidentale]Lycophidion jacksoni Boulenger, 1893 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycophidion chirioi Trape, 2021 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mozambique Wolf SnakeLycophidion acutirostre Günther, 1868 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lycophidion albomaculatum Steindachner, 1870 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flat-snouted Wolf SnakeLycophidion depressirostre Laurent, 1968 | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leach's Wolf SnakeLycophidion irroratum (Leach, 1819) | LamprophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lycophidium polylepis Boulenger, 1919 Boulenger, 1919 | synonym |
| Lycophidion polylepis | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lycophidion&species=laterale Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WLQH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.