Molecular systematics of the African snake family Lamprophiidae Fitzinger, 1843 (Serpentes: Elapoidea), with particular focus on the genera Lamprophis Fitzinger 1843 and Mehelya Csiki 1903

► A new genus (Inyoka) erected for the Swazi Rock Snake 'Lamprophis' swazicus. ► The generic name Boaedon resurrected for the 'Lamprophis' fuliginosus species complex. ► 'Lamprophis' inornatus transferred to the genus Lycodonomorphus. ► The genus Mehelya placed in the synonymy of Gonionotophis.