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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Boaedon
Species: Boaedon fuliginosus
Name

Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827)
References
Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Boaedon fuliginosus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 February 2020.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Bruin-huisslang
English: Brown House Snake

The African house snake (Boaedon fuliginosus) is a species of snake of the family Lamprophiidae. Harmless to humans, it is widely kept and bred in captivity as a pet by herpetoculturists due to its small size, placid demeanor and easy care requirements.[1]
Geographic range

The snake is found in Africa, mainly preferring relatively drier areas as habitat.
References

"The African House Snake - Care in Captivity".

See Boaedon capensis as it is the same species

Species Boaedon fuliginosus at The Reptile Database

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