Uganda House Snake

About

Uganda House Snake (Hormonotus modestus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Lamprophiidae, found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 11 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 7 more. Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Angola
• Benin
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Ivory Coast
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Republic of the Congo
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Uganda

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Tropical Rainforest
• Tropical Moist Forest
• Tropical Lowland Forest
• Evergreen Forest
• Open Woodland
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna

Related snakes

• Long-lined House Snake Boaedon longilineatus
• Mlanje White-bellied Water-Snake Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
• Central-African Lined House Snake Boaedon paralineatus
• Yellow House Snake Boaedon subflavus
• Coastal House Snake (littoralis) Boaedon littoralis
• Black File Snake Gracililima nyassae
• Angola File Snake Limaformosa vernayi
• Common File Snake Limaformosa capensis
• Boaedon mendesi
• African File Snake Limaformosa crossi
• Branch’s Brown House Snake Boaedon branchi
• Dark-bellied Housesnake Boaedon variegatus