Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Boodontinae Scientific name Hormonotus Rank Genus | Class Reptilia Family Colubridae Species H. modestus Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Gonionotophis, Pararhadinaea, Compsophis | ||
Hormonotus is a genus of colubrid snakes. At present, this genus is monotypic, as there is only one commonly accepted species in it, Hormonotus modestus, commonly known as the Uganda house snake or yellow forest snake. It is widespread in tropical Africa. Its sister taxon is Inyoka swazicus, the Swazi rock snake.
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