Boaedon unicolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Boaedon
Species: Boaedon unicolor

Name

Boaedon unicolor Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854

• Neotype: NHMUK 2017.1215, ♂︎, collected by B. Hughes.
• Type locality: Accra, Ghana.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Premiére partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xvi + 1–780 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Tiutenko, A. & Bates, M.F. 2026. Two centuries of confusion: the status of Boaedon fuliginosus and Boaedon capensis, and the resurrection of Boaedon unicolor (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae: Lamprophiinae: Boaedontini). Salamandra 62(1): 1–26. PDF. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Boaedon unicolor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 25 September 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Unicoloured House Snake