Lycodonomorphus

Lycodonomorphus is a genus of snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes. They are small, nonvenomous snakes, with all members being endemic to Africa, especially Tanzania.

Species
The following nine species are recognized as being valid.
 * Lycodonomorphus bicolor (Günther, 1893) — Tanganyika white-bellied water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus inornatus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) — Olive house snake, Olive ground snake
 * Lycodonomorphus laevissimus (Günther, 1862) — Dusky-bellied water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus leleupi (Laurent, 1950) — Congo dark-bellied water snake, Mulanje water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis Loveridge, 1953 — Mlanje white-bellied water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris V. FitzSimons, 1963 — Floodplain water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus rufulus (Lichtenstein, 1823) — Common brown water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus Laurent, 1954 — Eastern Congo white-bellied water snake, Lined water snake
 * Lycodonomorphus whytii (Boulenger, 1897) — Whyte's water snake

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lycodonomorphus.

Etymology
The specific name, whytii, is in honor of British naturalist Alexander Whyte (1834–1908), who worked in Nyasaland (now Malawi) from 1891 to 1897.