Lamprophiidae (Lamprophiid Snakes)

Species in this group

LC

Hormonotus modestus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Lycophidion capense

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Boaedon capensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Lycophidion pygmaeum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lamprophis aurora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Gracililima nyassae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lamprophiid Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 55 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 5 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 7	~40%
	Uganda House Snake			~40%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Pygmy Wolf Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~20%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~10%
	Brown House Snake			<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			<5%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
	Black File Snake			<5%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 7	~20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~20%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~20%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~20%
	Aurora House Snake			<5%
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~30%
	Brown House Snake			~20%
	Aurora House Snake			~10%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~10%
2	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 7	~30%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~20%
	Aurora House Snake			~10%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
3	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 7	~30%
	Brown House Snake			~30%
4	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 7	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~20%
5	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 7	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~20%
6	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 7	~20%
	Brown House Snake			~10%
	Common Brown Water Snake			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
2	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
4	Little Rock Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Tierpark Gettorf	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity

Lamprophiid Snakes

Species in this group

Uganda House Snake

Cape Wolf Snake

Common Brown Water Snake

Brown House Snake

Pygmy Wolf Snake

Aurora House Snake

Black File Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Lamprophiid Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found