Lycodonomorphus | |
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The Brown Watersnake, Lycodonomorphus rufulus. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Lamprophiidae |
Genus: |
Lycodonomorphus (Lichtenstein, 1823) |
Species | |
7 recognized species, see below. |
7 recognized species, see below.
Lycodonomorphus is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes. They are small, nonvenomous snakes, with all members being endemic to Africa, especially Tanzania.