Lycodonomorphus inornatus

Lycodonomorphus inornatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Lycodonomorphus
Species:
L. inornatus
Binomial name
Lycodonomorphus inornatus
Synonyms
  • Lamprophis inornatus
    Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
  • Boodon infernalis
    Günther, 1858
    (fide Rasmussen, 1992)
  • Pachyophis temporalis
    Werner, 1924
    (fide Smith, 1928)
  • Lycodonomorphus inornatus
    — Kelly et al., 2011
  • Lycodonomorphus inornatus
    — Wallach et al., 2014

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

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