African house snake
| African house snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Boaedon |
| Species: | B. fuliginosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827) | |
The African house snake (Boaedon fuliginosus) is a species of snake of the family Lamprophiidae. Harmless to humans, it is widely kept and bred in captivity as a pet by herpetoculturists due to its small size, placid demeanor and easy care requirements.[2]
Geographic range
The snake is found in Africa, mainly preferring relatively drier areas as habitat.
References
- ^ Luiselli, L.; Geniez, P.; Busais, S.M.S.; Sindaco, R.; Howell, K.; Ngalason, W.; Msuya, C.A. (2021). "Boaedon fuliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T183198A1733326. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T183198A1733326.en. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "The African House Snake - Care in Captivity".
See Boaedon capensis as it is the same species
- Species Boaedon fuliginosus at The Reptile Database