Family

Lamprophiid Snakes

Lamprophiidae

21 species in our catalog · found in 30 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLamprophiidae (Lamprophiid Snakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Boaedon fuliginosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lycophidion capense

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Boaedon capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Gracililima nyassae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Limaformosa capensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lycophidion pygmaeum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lycophidion depressirostre

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lycophidion ornatum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Boaedon radfordi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bothrophthalmus lineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [Occidentale]

Lycophidion jacksoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Boaedon mentalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Limaformosa savorgnani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lamprophis aurora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lycodonomorphus laevissimus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lycophidion meleagre

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lamprophis fuscus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lycophidion variegatum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Inyoka swazicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lamprophiid Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	~40%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~20%
	Black File Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~40%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
	Pygmy Wolf Snake			~10%
	Black File Snake			~10%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Common Brown Water Snake			Insufficient data
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~30%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Floodplain Water Snake			Insufficient data
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~30%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~10%
	Dusky-bellied Water Snake			Insufficient data
	Aurora House Snake			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied House Snake			Insufficient data
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	~30%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
	Black File Snake			<5%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Variegated Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Common Brown Water Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Floodplain Water Snake			Insufficient data
	Swazi Rock Snake			Insufficient data
6	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
7	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~20%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~20%
	Aurora House Snake			~10%
	Yellow-bellied House Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~20%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
9	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Flat-snouted Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Speckled wolf snake			Insufficient data
	Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [Occidentale]			Insufficient data
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Flat-snouted Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [Occidentale]			Insufficient data
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
14	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
16	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Radford's House Snake			Insufficient data
	Red-Black Striped Snake			Insufficient data
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
19	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Congo File Snake			Insufficient data
	Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
20	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
21	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
22	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Ornate Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
23	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	Radford's House Snake			Insufficient data
	Red-Black Striped Snake			Insufficient data
24	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
25	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
26	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
29	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data