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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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    false coral snakes Family Anomochilidae – dwarf pipe snakes Family Atractaspididae – African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes Family Boidae – Gray, 1825...
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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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    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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    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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    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 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 reticulata (category Atractaspididae)
    the reticulate burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is found in Africa. Chirio, L.; Chifundera, Z. (2021). "Atractaspis...
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  • 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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    dwarf worm lizard, syn. Amphisbaena vandami Fitzsimons, 1930 Family Atractaspididae Genus Amblyodipsas: Amblyodipsas concolor (A. Smith, 1849), Natal purple-glossed...
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  • Reptiles found in Egypt include: Cyrtopodion scabrum Hemidactylus flaviviridis Hemidactylus foudaii Hemidactylus mindiae Hemidactylus robustus Hemidactylus...
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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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    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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  • 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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  • Aparallactus jacksonii (category Atractaspididae)
    centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is native to East Africa. The specific epithet, jacksonii...
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  • Polemon acanthias (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 Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast...
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    Polemon notatus (category Atractaspididae)
    notatus is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is endemic to Africa. It is found in Cameroon, Central African...
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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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  • Polemon neuwiedi (category Atractaspididae)
    polemon, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to West Africa. The specific name or epithet...
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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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  • 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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