Lamprophiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 8 accepted species worldwide.
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Gracililima nyassae (Günther, 1888)
Gracililima nyassae is a small oviparous snake found across eastern and southern…
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lamprophis aurora is a small non-venomous nocturnal house snake native to southe…
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827)
Boaedon fuliginosus, the African house snake, is a harmless African Lamprophiida…
Boaedon capensis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Boaedon capensis (Cape/brown house snake) is a non-venomous lamprophiid native t…
Lycophidion capense (Smith, 1831)
Lycophidion capense is a reptile with distinct scale coloring and long recurved …
Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Lycodonomorphus inornatus, the olive house snake, is a nocturnal terrestrial sna…
Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
The common brown water snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus is a gentle nonvenomous sou…
Lamprophiidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. nyassae occurs in two distinct color phases: a uniform phase that is black to dark olive, and a bicolored phase that is cream-olive to white. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Lamprophiidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. It has long recurved fangs on both the upper and lower jaws, a feature that gives the species its name.
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