Family

Lamprophiid Snakes

Lamprophiidae

21 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

Species in this group

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

Lycophidion capense

10–20% · Possible

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Boaedon capensis

Boaedon fuliginosus

Gracililima nyassae

Limaformosa capensis

Lycophidion pygmaeum

Lycophidion depressirostre

Insufficient data

Lycophidion ornatum

Insufficient data

Boaedon radfordi

Insufficient data

Bothrophthalmus lineatus

Boaedon mentalis

Lycophidion jacksoni

Limaformosa savorgnani

Lamprophis aurora

Lycophidion meleagre

Lycodonomorphus laevissimus

Insufficient data

Lamprophis fuscus

Insufficient data

Lycophidion variegatum

Insufficient data

🦎 No photo available

Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

Insufficient data

Inyoka swazicus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10

Jan

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Feb

0–10

Mar

0–10

Apr

0–10

May

0–10

Jun

0–10

Jul

0–10

Aug

0–10

Sep

0–10

Oct

0–10

Nov

0–10

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	P(≥1)
1	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	30–40%
	Cape Wolf Snake			10–20%
	Black File Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	30–40%
	Brown House Snake			10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			0–10%
	Pygmy Wolf Snake			0–10%
	Black File Snake			0–10%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Common Brown Water Snake			Insufficient data
3	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	20–30%
	Brown House Snake			10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			0–10%
	Common Brown Water Snake			0–10%
	Dusky-bellied Water Snake			Insufficient data
	Aurora House Snake			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied House Snake			Insufficient data
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	20–30%
	Brown House Snake			10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			0–10%
	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
	Black File Snake			<5%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Common Brown Water Snake			10–20%
	Aurora House Snake			0–10%
	Yellow-bellied House Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	20–30%
	Common Brown Water Snake			10–20%
	Brown House Snake			0–10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	20–30%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Flat-snouted Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
8	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			0–10%
	🦎 Speckled wolf snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Western Jackson’s Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Flat-snouted Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Western Jackson’s Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
10	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
11	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
12	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	Radford's House Snake			Insufficient data
	Red-Black Striped Snake			Insufficient data
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
16	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	10–20%
	Congo File Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
17	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	0–10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	0–10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
19	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	0–10%
	Ornate Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
20	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	0–10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
21	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	0–10%
	🦎 Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
23	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
24	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	🦎 Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data

Lamprophiid Snakes

Species in this group

Cape Wolf Snake

Common Brown Water Snake

Brown House Snake

Brown House Snake

Black File Snake

Cape File Snake

Pygmy Wolf Snake

Flat-snouted Wolf Snake

Ornate Wolf Snake

Radford's House Snake

Red-Black Striped Snake

Bug-Eyed House Snake

Western Jackson’s Wolf Snake

Congo File Snake

Aurora House Snake

Speckled wolf snake

Dusky-bellied Water Snake

Yellow-bellied House Snake

Variegated Wolf Snake

Floodplain Water Snake

Swazi Rock Snake

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Lamprophiid Snakes

Parks Ranked