Saphenophis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae.

Species in the genus Saphenophis are found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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

The specific name, boursieri, is in honor of French ornithologist Jules Bourcier.

[2] The specific name, sneiderni, is in honor of Swedish taxidermist Kjell von Sneidern (1910–2000), who collected natural history specimens in Colombia.