Lamprophiidae
Lycophidion capense (Smith, 1831)
Lycophidion capense (Smith, 1831)
Lycophidion capense is a reptile with distinct scale coloring and long recurved fangs on both jaws, reaching up to 64 cm long.
Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
The common brown water snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus is a gentle nonvenomous southern African water snake that hunts at night.
Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Lycodonomorphus inornatus, the olive house snake, is a nocturnal terrestrial snake found in southern Africa.
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lamprophis aurora (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lamprophis aurora is a small non-venomous nocturnal house snake native to southern Africa, with a distinctive yellow-orange spinal stripe.
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827)
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827)
Boaedon fuliginosus, the African house snake, is a harmless African Lamprophiidae species popular as a captive pet.
Boaedon capensis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Boaedon capensis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Boaedon capensis (Cape/brown house snake) is a non-venomous lamprophiid native to southern Africa, reclassified from genus Lamprophis to Boaedon.
Gracililima nyassae (Günther, 1888)
Gracililima nyassae (Günther, 1888)
Gracililima nyassae is a small oviparous snake found across eastern and southern Africa.
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