Summary ²

The olive house snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)), also known as black house snake and olive ground snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Colubridae family, endemic to southern Africa. It is a nocturnal snake with terrestrial habits.

Distribution ³

Continent: Africa
Distribution: Republic of South Africa (W Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal, Swaziland)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Martina Hölzl, Littlewood Wildlife Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martina Hölzl, Littlewood Wildlife Photography
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycodonomorphus_inornatus
3. (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14309315

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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