African house snake

African house snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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

1. 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.
2. "The African House Snake - Care in Captivity".

See Boaedon capensis as it is the same species

• Species Boaedon fuliginosus at The Reptile Database