Lamprophiidae
Also known as: African House Snakes, African nocturnal snakes, House Snakes, Hussnoge m.fl., Lamprofídos, Lamprophiid Snakes, Lamprophiidés, למפרופידיים
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Squamata |
| Family | Lamprophiidae |
| Genera | 16 |
| Species records held | 93 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 127 |
| GBIF key | 5789868 |
Genera in Lamprophiidae
- Lycophidion — 24 species: Lycophidion acutirostre, Lycophidion albomaculatum, Lycophidion capense, Lycophidion chirioi, Lycophidion depressirostre, Lycophidion hellmichi, Lycophidion irroratum, Lycophidion jacksoni
- Boaedon — 21 species: Boaedon angolensis, Boaedon bedriagae, Boaedon bocagei, Boaedon branchi, Boaedon capensis, Boaedon fradei, Boaedon fuliginosus, Boaedon lineatus
- Lycodonomorphus — 9 species: Lycodonomorphus bicolor, Lycodonomorphus inornatus, Lycodonomorphus laevissimus, Lycodonomorphus leleupi, Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis, Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris, Lycodonomorphus rufulus, Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus
- Lamprophis — 8 species: Lamprophis abyssinicus, Lamprophis aurora, Lamprophis erlangeri, Lamprophis fiskii, Lamprophis fuscus, Lamprophis geometricus, Lamprophis guttatus, Lamprophis spec
- Limaformosa — 6 species: Limaformosa capensis, Limaformosa chanleri, Limaformosa crossi, Limaformosa guirali, Limaformosa savorgnani, Limaformosa vernayi
- Mehelya — 6 species: Mehelya egbensis, Mehelya gabouensis, Mehelya laurenti, Mehelya poensis, Mehelya stenophthalmus, Mehelya stenopthalmus
- Chamaelycus — 4 species: Chamaelycus christyi, Chamaelycus euanedwardsi, Chamaelycus fasciatus, Chamaelycus parkeri
- Pseudoboodon — 4 species: Pseudoboodon boehmei, Pseudoboodon gascae, Pseudoboodon lemniscatus, Pseudoboodon sandfordorum
- Gonionotophis — 3 species: Gonionotophis brussauxi, Gonionotophis grantii, Gonionotophis klingi
- Bothrophthalmus — 2 species: Bothrophthalmus brunneus, Bothrophthalmus lineatus
- Bothrolycus — 1 species: Bothrolycus ater
- Dendrolycus — 1 species: Dendrolycus elapoides
- Gracililima — 1 species: Gracililima nyassae
- Hormonotus — 1 species: Hormonotus modestus
- Inyoka — 1 species: Inyoka swazicus
- Montaspis — 1 species: Montaspis gilvomaculata
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.