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Basic information
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Brown Water Snake
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyLamprophiids
GenusAfrican water snakes
- English name
- Brown Water Snake
- Alternative names
- Common Brown Water Snake, Common Water Snake, Olive-brown Water Snake, Olive-brown Water-Snake, South African Rufous Snake
- Synonyms
- Coluber rufulus, Coronella leucopilus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 850 mm
- SVL
- max 405 mm
- Body mass
- max 95 g
- Offspring total length
- max 185 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 12 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–23 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6QPGS · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15977 · dryad-v5