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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Atractaspis bibronii (category Atractaspididae)
Atractaspis bibronii is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are no subspecies that are...
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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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List of reptiles of Togo (section Atractaspididae)
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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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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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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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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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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Atractaspis dahomeyensis (category Atractaspididae)
or the Dahomey burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa. Atractaspis dahomeyensis is black...
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Atractaspis corpulenta (category Atractaspididae)
corpulenta, or the fat burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa. Blackish brown above and below; tail...
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Atractaspis battersbyi (category Atractaspididae)
Battersby's mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is native to Central Africa. Both common names and the...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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List of atractaspidid species and subspecies (category Atractaspididae)
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Atractaspididae, otherwise referred to as African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes,...
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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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Chilorhinophis gerardi (category Atractaspididae)
two-headed snake, is a species of mildly venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa. The specific name, gerardi, is in...
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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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Family: Psammophiidae Dowling, 1967—sand snakes and allies Family: Atractaspididae Günther, 1858—African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes, harlequin snakes...
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Atractaspis leucomelas (category Atractaspididae)
or the Ogaden burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. The specific epithet, leucomelas, is derived from Neo-Latin...
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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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Atractaspis irregularis (category Atractaspididae)
variable burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is found in Africa. Atractaspis irregularis is completely dark...
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biting, African and Middle Eastern snakes belonging to the family Atractaspididae are able to fold their fangs to the side of their head without opening...
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Aparallactus modestus (category Atractaspididae)
centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa, and is found in the Central African...
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