Lamprophiidae

After Kelly, Barker, Villet, & Broadley, 2009, with Recent species from >Uetz et al., 1995-2000 [“The Reptile Database”]

<==o Lamprophiidae Fitzinger, 1843 sensu Kelly et al., 2009 [Colubridae: “Boodontinae” in partim]
   |-- Bothrolycus ater () Günther, 1874
   |-- Bothrophthalmus lineatus () Peters, 1863
   |--o Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919
   |  |-- C. christyi
   |  |-- C. fasciatus
   |  |-- C. parkeri
   |  `-- C. werneri
   |-- Dendrolycus elapoides () laurent, 1956
   |--o Gonionotophis Boulenger, 1893
   |  |-- G. brussauxi
   |  |-- G. grantii
   |  `-- G. klingi
   |-- Hormonotus modestus () Hallowell, 1857
   |--o Lamprophis Fitzinger, 1843
   |  |-- L. abyssinicus
   |  |-- L. aurora
   |  |-- L. erlangeri
   |  |-- L. fiskii
   |  |-- L. fuliginosus
   |  |-- L. fuscus
   |  |-- L. geometricus
   |  |-- L. guttatus
   |  |-- L. inornatus
   |  |-- L. lineatus
   |  |-- L. maculatus
   |  |-- L. olivaceus
   |  |-- L. swazicus
   |  `-- L. virgatus
   |--o Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
   |  |-- L. bicolor
   |  |-- L. laevissimus
   |  |-- L. leleupi
   |  |-- L. rufulus
   |  |-- L. subtaeniatus
   |  `-- L. whytii
   |--o Lycophidion Fitzinger, 1843 [incl. Cryptolycus]
   |  |-- L. acutirostre
   |  |-- L. albomaculatum
   |  |-- L. capense
   |  |-- L. depressirostre
   |  |-- L. hellmichi
   |  |-- L. irroratum
   |  |-- L. laterale
   |  |-- L. meleagris
   |  |-- L. namibianum
   |  |-- L. nanus (Broadley, 1958) [Cryptolycus nanus Broadley, 1958]
   |  |-- L. nigromaculatum
   |  |-- L. ornatum
   |  |-- L. polylepis
   |  |-- L. pygmaeum
   |  |-- L. semiannule
   |  |-- L. semicinctum
   |  |-- L. taylori
   |  |-- L. uzungwense
   |  `-- L. variegatum
   |--o Mehelya Csiki, 1903
   |  |-- M. capensis
   |  |-- M. crossi
   |  |-- M. egbensis
   |  |-- M. guirali
   |  |-- M. laurenti
   |  |-- M. nyassae
   |  |-- M. poensis
   |  |-- M. riggenbachi
   |  |-- M. stenophthalmus
   |  `-- M. vernayi
   `--o Pseudoboodon Peracca, 1897
      |-- P. boehmei
      |-- P. gascae
      `-- P. lemniscatus

Reference(s):

Kelly, C. M. R., Barker, N. P., Villet, M. H. & Broadley, D. G., 2009: Phylogeny, biogeography and classification of the snake superfamily Elapoidea: a rapid radiation in the late Eocene.
–Cladistics: Vol. 25, #1, pp. 38-63 [doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00237.x]
Uetz et al., 1995-2000: The Reptile Database
–iNet: http://www.reptile-database.org/
Welch, K. R. G., 1994: Snakes of the World - A checklist: 1. Venomous snakes.
–R & A Research and Information Limited & KCM Books, Taunton, England, 1994, 1-135

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

Lamprophiidae

After Kelly, Barker, Villet, & Broadley, 2009, with Recent species from >Uetz et al., 1995-2000 [“The Reptile Database”]

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