Family

Lamprophiid Snakes

Lamprophiidae

22 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

Species in this group

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

Hormonotus modestus

30–40% · Possible

Boaedon fuliginosus

Insufficient data

Bothrophthalmus lineatus

Insufficient data

Lycophidion capense

10–20% · With luck

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

10–20% · With luck

Boaedon capensis

Insufficient data

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Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

Gracililima nyassae

Limaformosa capensis

Lycophidion pygmaeum

Lycophidion depressirostre

Lycophidion ornatum

Boaedon radfordi

Lycophidion jacksoni

Boaedon mentalis

Limaformosa savorgnani

Insufficient data

Lamprophis aurora

<5% · Rare

Lycodonomorphus laevissimus

Lycophidion meleagre

Lamprophis fuscus

Lycophidion variegatum

Insufficient data

Inyoka swazicus

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

10–20

Mar

5–10

Apr

5–10

May

5–10

Jun

5–10

Jul

5–10

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

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	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2	40–50%
	Uganda House Snake			30–40%
	Red-Black Striped Snake			Insufficient data
2	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
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	20–30%
	Brown House Snake			10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			5–10%
	Pygmy Wolf Snake			5–10%
	Black File Snake			5–10%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Common Brown Water Snake			Insufficient data
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	20–30%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Floodplain Water Snake			Insufficient data
5	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	20–30%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
6	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	20–30%
	Brown House Snake			10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			5–10%
	Common Brown Water Snake			<5%
	Dusky-bellied Water Snake			Insufficient data
	Aurora House Snake			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied House Snake			Insufficient data
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	8	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			<5%
	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
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	10–20%
	Common Brown Water Snake			10–20%
	Aurora House Snake			<5%
	Yellow-bellied House Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Common Brown Water Snake			10–20%
	Brown House Snake			<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
10	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	10–20%
	Cape File Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Flat-snouted Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			5–10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Speckled wolf snake			Insufficient data
	Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [Occidentale]			Insufficient data
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
14	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	10–20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Flat-snouted Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
	Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [Occidentale]			Insufficient data
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	10–20%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	5–10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	5–10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
19	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	5–10%
	Radford's House Snake			Insufficient data
	Red-Black Striped Snake			Insufficient data
20	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	5–10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	5–10%
	Congo File Snake			Insufficient data
	Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
22	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	5–10%
	Ornate Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
23	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
24	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	5–10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
25	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data
26	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	<5%
	Radford's House Snake			Insufficient data
	Red-Black Striped Snake			Insufficient data
28	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Brown House Snake			Insufficient data
30	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Bug-Eyed House Snake			Insufficient data
31	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			Insufficient data

Lamprophiid Snakes

Species in this group

Uganda House Snake

Brown House Snake

Red-Black Striped Snake

Cape Wolf Snake

Common Brown Water Snake

Brown House Snake

Floodplain Water Snake

Black File Snake

Cape File Snake

Pygmy Wolf Snake

Flat-snouted Wolf Snake

Ornate Wolf Snake

Radford's House Snake

Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [Occidentale]

Bug-Eyed House Snake

Congo File Snake

Aurora House Snake

Dusky-bellied Water Snake

Speckled wolf snake

Yellow-bellied House Snake

Variegated Wolf Snake

Swazi Rock Snake

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Lamprophiid Snakes

Parks Ranked