About Boaedon capensis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Common Names and Taxonomic Classification
Boaedon capensis, commonly called the Cape house snake or brown house snake, is a species of lamprophiid snake.
Confirmed Distribution
Its confirmed distribution includes Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa (spanning from KwaZulu-Natal to the Western Cape), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Venom Status
This is a non-venomous species.
Taxonomic Reclassification History
It was originally classified within the genus Lamprophis, and has since been reclassified into the genus Boaedon.
