| Limnophis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Subfamily: | Natricinae |
| Genus: | Limnophis Günther, 1865 |
Limnophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The genus contains three species.
Species of the genus Limnophis are endemic to southern Africa.
The following three species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist with more than 340 reptile species described.
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