Lamprophiidae
Cape Wolf Snake
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.
Common Brown Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
The common brown water snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus is a gentle nonvenomous southern African water snake that hunts at night.
Olive House Snake
Lycodonomorphus inornatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Lycodonomorphus inornatus, the olive house snake, is a nocturnal terrestrial snake found in southern Africa.
Aurora House Snake
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.
Brown House Snake
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827)
Boaedon fuliginosus, the African house snake, is a harmless African Lamprophiidae species popular as a captive pet.
Cape House Snake
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.
Black File Snake
Gracililima nyassae (Günther, 1888)
Gracililima nyassae is a small oviparous snake found across eastern and southern Africa.
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