Lycophidion pembanum LAURENT, 1968

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Higher Taxa	Lamprophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Pemba Wolf Snake G: Pemba-Wolfsnatter
Synonym	Lycophidion capense pembanum LAURENT 1968: 478 Lycophidion capense pembanum — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 26 Lycophidion pembanum — BROADLEY 1996 Lycophidion pembanum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 411 Lycophidion pembanum — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 401
Distribution	Tanzania (Pemba Island) Type locality: Pemba Island.
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1940-1-18-74, male; parapes: BMNH, MCZ
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Nostril pierced at the posterior edge of the nasal, bordered by a postnasal that is m contact with die first supralabial. Dorsal scales with single apical pits in 17- 17-15 rows, the reduction taking place well before the vent by fusion of rows 3+4 or 2+3; ventrals 170 in male, 178-181 in females, subcaudals 46-47 in male, 37-40 in females (Broadley 1996: 18). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 325 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: Map: Laurent 1968: 482, Broadley 1996
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Broadley, D. G. & HOWELL, K. M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus 1: 1—70 Broadley, D.G. 1996. A revision of the genus Lycophidion Fitzinger (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Africa south of the equator. Syntarsus 3: 1-33. - get paper here Laurent, R.F. 1968. A re-examination of the snake genus Lycophidion Duméril & Bibron. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 136 (12): 461-482 - get paper here Spawls, Steve; Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury, 624 pp. - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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