Striped swamp snake

For the striped swamp snake of southern Africa, see Bicolored swamp snake.
Dromophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Boodontinae
Genus: Dromophis
Species: D. praeornatus
Schlegel, 1837 [1]
Binomial name
Dromophis praeornatus

The Striped Swamp Snake also known as the African Swamp Snake[2] is a species of colubrid snake. It is one of two members of the genus Dromophis. It is found in Africa (Countries include: Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana, Benin, South Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, et al.) [3]

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