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Basic information
Boaedon fuliginosus
African Brown House Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyLamprophiids
GenusAfrican house snakes
- Czech name
- Užovka africká
- English name
- African Brown House Snake
- Alternative names
- Užovka domácí, (Afrikanische) Hausschlange, African House Snake, Brown House Snake, Cobra doméstica africana, Sooty House Snake
- Synonyms
- Lycodon fuliginosus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Grassland, Shrubland, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,300 mm
- SVL
- max 467 mm
- Body mass
- max 315.1 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- ~9 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~2 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · M7VV · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4