Lamprophiinae

Lamprophiinae is a subfamily of lamprophiid snakes, a large group of mostly African snakes, most of which were formerly classified as colubrids but which we now know are actually more closely related to elapids.
Lamprophiine snakes are small to medium-sized snakes, several of which use constriction to subdue their prey. In general we know little about their ecology in the wild.
The best-known lamprophiines are probably the genera Boaedon and Lamprophis, commonly known as "house snakes". Several species are popular in the pet trade.
Chamaelycus and Dendrolycus are the most poorly known genera.

Genera

There are currently 78 species in 15 genera placed in Lamprophiinae.Alopecion Duméril, 1853 - spotted house snakeBoaedon A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Bothrolycus Günther, 1874 Bothrophthalmus W. Peters, 1863 Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919 Dendrolycus Laurent, 1956 Gonionotophis Boulenger, 1893 Gracililima Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum, 2018 Hormonotus Hallowell, 1857 Inyoka Kelly, Branch, Broadley, Barker & Villet, 2011 Lamprophis Fitzinger, 1843 Limaformosa Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou, & Greenbaum, 2018 Lycodonomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 Lycophidion Fitzinger, 1843 Pseudoboodon Peracca, 1897