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Lamprophiidae
The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found throughout Africa, including Seychelles. There are 89 species as of July 2022.
Lamprophis
Lamprophis is a genus of medium-sized, nonvenomous snakes commonly referred to as African house snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae.
Boaedon fuliginosus
species of reptile
Boaedon
Boaedon is a genus of snakes, commonly known as brown house snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is native to Africa, and was originally described by French zoologists André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril. However, the species contained in the genus Boaedon were reclassified as belonging to the genus Lamprophis, which had been described by Austrian zoologist Leopold Fitzinger in 1843. This taxonomy remained widely accepted until November 2010 when a phylogenetic study was published by South African herpetologist Christopher M.R. Kelly et al. who resurrect
Lycodonomorphus
Lycodonomorphus is a genus of snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes. They are small, nonvenomous snakes, with all members being endemic to Africa, especially Tanzania.
Lycophidion
Lycophidion is a genus of nonvenomous lamprophiid snakes commonly referred to as the wolf snakes.thumb|right|Lycophidion capense, cape wolf snake, Waterberg, Limpopo. there are 23 recognized species in the genus.
Chamaelycus
Chamaelycus is a genus of snakes, commonly referred to as banded snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.
Gonionotophis
Gonionotophis is a genus of snakes, known commonly as African ground snakes and file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.
Pseudoboodon
Pseudoboodon is a genus of snakes in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Rufous beaked snake
species of reptile
Boaedon lineatus
species of reptile
Red-black striped snake
species of reptile
Atractaspis congica
species of reptile
Günther's black snake
species of reptile
Boaedon capensis
species of reptile
Cameroon rainforest snake
species of reptile
Atractaspis duerdeni
species of reptile
Lamprophis abyssinicus
species of reptile
Seychelles house snake
species of reptile
Montaspis gilvomaculata
species of reptile
Lycophidion hellmichi
species of reptile
Lamprophis erlangeri
species of reptile
Pseudoboodon sandfordorum
species of reptile
Pseudoboodon lemniscatus
species of reptile
Pseudoboodon boehmei
species of reptile
Lycophidion depressirostre
species of reptile
Pseudoboodon gascae
species of reptile
Limaformosa
Limaformosa is a genus of snakes, commonly known as file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa.