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    The Atractaspididae (atractaspidids) are a family of venomous snakes found in Africa and the Middle East, commonly called mole vipers, stiletto snakes...
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    Common venomous snakes include the families Elapidae, Viperidae, Atractaspididae, and some of the Colubridae. The toxicity of venom is mainly indicated...
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  • This is a list of reptiles in Togo. There are 162 reptile species in Togo, including 4 crocodilian species, 49 lizard species, 97 snake species, and 12...
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    Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 December 2007. "Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 December 2007...
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    Atractaspis branchi (category Atractaspididae)
    stiletto snake, is a species of fossorial, venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to West Africa. The specific name branchi is...
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    pipe snakes West Malaysia and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Atractaspididae Günther, 1858 12 72 Burrowing asps Africa and the Middle East Boidae...
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    Atractaspis bibronii (category Atractaspididae)
    Atractaspis bibronii is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. There are no subspecies...
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    false coral snakes Family Anomochilidae – dwarf pipe snakes Family Atractaspididae – African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes Family Boidae – Gray, 1825...
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    Aparallactus capensis (category Atractaspididae)
    centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe...
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    dwarf worm lizard, syn. Amphisbaena vandami Fitzsimons, 1930 Family Atractaspididae Genus Amblyodipsas: Amblyodipsas concolor (A. Smith, 1849), Natal purple-glossed...
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    Atractaspis aterrima (category Atractaspididae)
    mole viper, is a species of fossorial, venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The specific epithet, aterrima, meaning "blackest", is the superlative...
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  • Amblyodipsas dimidiata (category Atractaspididae)
    purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to northern Tanzania. The snake is black dorsally;...
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    Congo burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is found in Africa. Uniformly dark brown or black both dorsally...
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    sister taxon to Atractaspis, which should have been assigned to the Atractaspididae. * Not including the nominate subspecies With the dangers the taxa...
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    Amblyodipsas concolor (category Atractaspididae)
    purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Southern Africa. More specifically it is found...
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  • Reptiles found in Egypt include: Cyrtopodion scabrum Hemidactylus flaviviridis Hemidactylus foudaii Hemidactylus mindiae Hemidactylus robustus Hemidactylus...
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    Micrelaps (category Atractaspididae)
    valid. Until very recently, this genus was classified in the family Atractaspididae. However, a phylogenomic study published in 2023 on the Molecular Phylogenetics...
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    Aparallactus guentheri (category Atractaspididae)
    centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa. The specific epithet, guentheri...
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    Duerden's stiletto snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is native to southern Africa. The specific epithet, duerdeni...
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    Polemon collaris (category Atractaspididae)
    snake-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon...
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  • Striped harlequin snake (category Atractaspididae)
    snake (Homoroselaps dorsalis) is a species of snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Alexander, G.J.; Tolley...
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    Amblyodipsas polylepis (category Atractaspididae)
    purple-glossed snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to the eastern and northern regions of southern...
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    allies Family: Micrelapidae, Das et al., 2023—two-headed snakes Family: Atractaspididae Günther, 1858—African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes, harlequin snakes...
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    Homoroselaps (category Atractaspididae)
    Homoroselaps is a genus of mildly venomous snakes of the family Atractaspididae. Homoroselaps dorsalis (Smith, 1849) - striped harlequin snake, striped...
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    Atractaspis engaddensis (category Atractaspididae)
    effects of the venom of the burrowing asp, Atractaspis engaddensis (Atractaspididae, Ophidia)". Toxicon. 22 (5): 767–774. Bibcode:1984Txcn...22..767W....
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  • Polemon gabonensis (category Atractaspididae)
    snake-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African...
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    biting, African and Middle Eastern snakes belonging to the family Atractaspididae can fold their fangs to the side of their head without opening their...
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  • Polemon fulvicollis (category Atractaspididae)
    snake-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa. It is found in Republic of the Congo, Democratic...
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    Western glossy snake (category Atractaspididae)
    purple-glossed snake, is a species of rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is one of the better known species in the genus Amblyodipsas. It...
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    Xenocalamus transvaalensis (category Atractaspididae)
    transvaalensis is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are no subspecies that are...
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