Gonionotophis is a genus of snakes, known commonly as African ground snakes and file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.
There are three recognized species in the genus:[2][3]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gonionotophis.
The specific name, brussauxi, is in honour of French anthropologist Eugène Brussaux.[4]
The specific name, grantii, is in honor of British physician Robert Edmond Grant.[4]
Gonionotophis is a genus of snakes, known commonly as African ground snakes and file snakes, in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Central Africa.