Lamprophiid Snakes
Lamprophiidae
The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found in Africa, Asia, America, and Europe.
20 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 95 known species
Brown House Snakes
genusBoaedon
Sub-Saharan Water Snakes
genusLycodonomorphus
Elaiophis
genusElaiophis
African Wolf Snakes
genusLycophidion
African House Snakes
genusLamprophis
Alopecion
genusAlopecion
African File Snakes
genusLimaformosa
Gracililima
genusGracililima
Mehelyas
genusMehelya
Hormonotus
genusHormonotus
Red-black Striped Snakes
genusBothrophthalmus
Inyoka
genusInyoka
Ethiopian Mountain Snakes
genusPseudoboodon
Small Forest Snakes
genusBuhoma
Lesser File Snakes
genusGonionotophis
African Banded Snakes
genusChamaelycus
Bothrolycus
genusBothrolycus
Bofa
genusBofa
Montaspis
genusMontaspis
Dendrolycus
genusDendrolycus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85853.