Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Lycodonomorphus
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Southern African Water Snakes, White-lipped Water Snakes
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Südafrikanische Sumpfnattern
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Sydafrikanske Vandsnoge
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1843 |  |
Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger (type species: Coluber rufulus Lichtenstein 1823) |
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1854 | |
Ablabes Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril (type species: Coluber rufulus Lichtenstein 1823) |
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1861 | |
Iridophis Jan (type species: Lamprophis inornatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854) |
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1863 | |
Neusterophis Günther (type species: Natrix laevissima Günther 1862) |
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1893 | |
Ablabophis Boulenger (type species: Coluber rufulus Lichtenstein 1823) |
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1894 | |
Glypholycus Günther (type species: Glypholycus bicolor Günther 1893) |
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1924 | |
Nerophidion Werner (type species: Nerophidion hypsirhinoides Werner 1924) |
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1924 | |
Pachyophis Werner (type species: Pachyophis temporalis Werner 1924) |
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1925 | |
Trachyophis Werner [substitute name for Pachyophis Werner 1924]) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 1 (11.1%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Boaedon upembae.
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Lesotho,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Lycodonomorphus bicolor
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Tanganyika White-bellied Water Snake, Lake Tanganyika Water Snake
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Tanganyika-Weissbauch-Sumpfnatter
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Hvidbuget Tanganyika-vandsnog
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1893 | |
Glypholycus bicolor Günther |
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Lycodonomorphus bicolor Loveridge 1957 |
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1924 | |
Nerophidion hypsirhinoides Werner (Loveridge 1957) |
Distribution:
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Lycodonomorphus inornatus
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Olive-brown House Snake, Olive Ground Snake, (Olive House Snake, Black House Snake)
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Olivfarbige Hausschlange
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Olivenbrun Hussnog
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1854 | |
Lamprophis inornatus Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril |
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Lycodonomorphus inornatus Kelly, Branch, Broadley, Barker & Villet 2011 |
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1858 | |
Boodon infernalis Günther (Broadley 1983) |
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Boodon lineatus infernalis Boettger 1887 |
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Boaedon infernalis Hewitt 1937 |
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1923 | |
Elaphe deroyi Werner (Branch 2001; Lang 2013) |
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1924 | |
Pachyophis temporalis Werner (Broadley 1983) |
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
Western Cape).
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Lycodonomorphus laevissimus
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Dusky-bellied Water Snake, (Black Water Snake)
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Südafrikanische Dunkelbauch-Sumpfnatter
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Sydafrikansk Mørkbuget Vandsnog
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Natrix laevissima Günther |
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Tropidonotus laevissimus Boulenger 1893 |
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Neusterophis laevissimus Bogert 1940 |
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Lycodonomorphus laevissimus Loveridge 1953 |
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1898 | |
Grayia lubrica Sclater (Broadley 1983) |
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1923 | |
Hydrablabes melanogaster Werner (Broadley 1983) |
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1973 | |
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus fitzsimonsi Raw (Haagner & Branch 1994) |
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1973 | |
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus natalensis Raw (Haagner & Branch 1994) |
Other common names:
fitzsimonsi: Northern Black Water Snake
natalensis: Natal Black Water Snake
Remarks:
Presence in Gauteng and the Free State, from where it is recorded in the border area between the two provinces, needs confirmation and may represent specimens washed down the Waal River (Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014).
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province).
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Lycodonomorphus leleupi
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Congo Dark-bellied Water Snake, Zaire Dark-bellied Water Snake, (Mulanje Water Snake)
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Kongolesische Dunkelbauch-Sumpfnatter
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Congolesisk Mørkbuget Vandsnog
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Ablabophis whytei leleupi Laurent |
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Lycodonomorphus whytei leleupi Laurent 1956 |
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Lycodonomorphus rufulus leleupi Loveridge 1958 |
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Lycodonomorphus leleupi Broadley 1998 |
Remarks:
Previously included mlanjensis.
Records from Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe refer to mlanjensis.
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
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Mulanje White-bellied Water Snake, (Mulanje Water Snake)
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Mulanje-Weissbauch-Sumpfnatter
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Hvidbuget Mulanje-vandsnog
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1953 | |
Lycodonomorphus rufulus mlanjensis Loveridge |
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Lycodonomorphus leleupi mlanjensis Broadley 1967 |
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Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis Broadley & Blaylock 2013 |
Remarks:
Broadley & Blaylock (2013) and Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee (2013) treated mlanjensis as a separate species.
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Zimbabwe.
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Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
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Floodplain Water Snake, (Southern Whyte's Water Snake)
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Flussbett-Sumpfnatter
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Flodslette-vandsnog
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Lycodonomorphus whytii obscuriventris Fitzsimons |
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Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris Broadley 1995 |
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
Zimbabwe.
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Lycodonomorphus rufulus
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Common Brown Water Snake, Olive-brown Water Snake, South African Rufous Snake, (Black Water Snake)
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Gewöhnliche Braune Sumpfnatter
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Almindelig Brun Vandsnog
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Coluber rufulus Lichtenstein |
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Coronella rufula Schlegel 1837 |
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Lycodonomorphus rufula Fitzinger 1843 |
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Lamprophis rufulus Smith 1847 |
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Alabes rufula Duméril & Bibron 1854 |
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Ablabophis rufulus Boulenger 1893 |
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Lycodonomorphus rufulus Loveridge 1957 |
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Coronella leucospilus Smith (Broadley 1983) |
Remarks:
Previously included whytii.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Lesotho,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
Zimbabwe.
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Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus
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Western White-bellied Water Snake, Eastern Congo White-bellied Water Snake, (Lined Water Snake)
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Westliche Weissbauch-Sumpfnatter
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Vestlig Hvidbuget Vandsnog
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Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus Laurent |
Remarks:
Previously included upembae.
Distribution:
Angola,
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Lycodonomorphus whytii
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Malawi Water Snake, (Whyte's Water Snake)
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Malawi-Sumpfnatter
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Malawi-vandsnog
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Glypholycus whytii Boulenger |
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Ablabophis whytii Cott 1934 |
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Lycodonomorphus whytii whytii Laurent 1950 |
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Ablabophis rufulus whytii Ionides in Swynnerton 1952 |
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Lycodonomorphus rufulus whytii Loveridge 1953 |
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Lycodonomorphus whytei [sic] Hughes 1983 |
Remarks:
Previously included obscuriventris.
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania.
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