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Almost 60 species of snakes endemic to the Southern African Subregion are covered.

In this example, only the Black Mamba, Puff Adder and Slug Eater are active. All hyperlinks are active in the full version.

 

Family Typhlopidae-Blind Snakes

 

Bibron's Blind Snake - Typhlops bibronii

 

Lalande's Blind Snake - Typhlops lalandei

Family Leptotyphlopidae-Thread Snakes

 

Lesser Worm Snake - Leptotyphlops conjunctus incognitus

Family Boidae-Pythons

 

Rock Python - Phyton sebae natalensis

Family Atractaspididae-African Burrowing Snakes

Subfamily Atractaspininae

 

Stiletto Snake - Atractaspis bibronii

Subfamily Aparallactinae

 

Centipede Eaters-Aparallactus

 

 

Cape Centipede Eater - Aparallactus capensis

 

Purpleglossed Snakes-Amblyodipsas

 

 

Savanna Purpleglossed Snake - Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis

 

Quillsnouted Snakes-Xenocalamus

 

 

Striped Quillsnout - Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus

 

 

Waterberg Quillsnout - Xenocalamus bicolor australis

Family Colubridae-Typical Snakes

Subfamily Lamprophiinae

 

Water Snakes-Lycodonomorphus

 

 

Brown Water Snake - Lycodonomorhus rufulus

 

House Snakes-Lamprophis

 

 

Aurora House Snake - Lamprophis aurora

 

 

Brown House Snake - Lamprophis fuliginosus

 

 

Olive House Snake - Lamprophis inornatus

 

 

Spotted House Snake - Lamprophis guttatus

 

Wolf Snakes-Lycophidion

 

 

Cape Wolf Snake - Lycophidion capense

 

File Snakes-Mehelya

 

 

Cape File Snake - Mehelya capensis

 

Slug Eaters-Duberria

 

 

Slug Eater - Duberria lutrix

 

Mole Snake-Pseudaspis

 

 

Mole Snake - Pseudaspis cana

Subfamily Natricinae

 

Shovelsnout Snakes-Prosymna

 

 

Twinstriped Shovelsnout - Prosymna bivattata

Subfamily Psammophinae

 

 Skaapstekers-Psammophylax

 

 

Spotted Skaapsteker - Psammophylax rhombeatus

 

 

Striped Skaapsteker - Psammophylax tritaeniatus

 

Sand and Grass Snakes-Psammophis

 

 

Cross-marked Sand Snake - Psammophis crucifer

 

 

Yellowbellied Sand Snake - Psammophis subtaeniatus subtaeniatus

 

 

Olive Grass Snake - Psammophis mossambicus

 

 

Short-snouted Sand Snake - Psammophis brevirostris

Subfamily Colubrinae

 

Green and Bush Snakes-Philothamnus

 

 

Green Water Snake - Philothamnus hoplogaster

 

 

Spotted Bush Snake - Philothamnus semivariegatus

 

Egg Eaters-Dasypeltis

 

 

Egg Eater - Dasypeltis scabra

 

Herald Snakes-Crotaphopeltis

 

 

Red-lipped Herald Snake - Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

 

Tiger Snakes-Telescopus

 

 

Tiger Snake - Telescopus species

 

Cateyed Tree Snakes-Dipsadoboa

 

 

Marbled Tree Snake - Dipsadoboa aulica

 

Boomslang-Dispholidus

 

 

Boomslang - Dispholidus typus

 

Twig Snakes-Thelotornis

 

 

Twig Snake - Thelotornis capensis

Family Elapidae-Cobras, Mambas and Relatives

Subfamily Elapinae

 

Harlequin Snakes-Homoroselaps

 

 

Spotted Harlequin Snake - Homoroselaps lacteus

 

Coral and Shieldnose Snakes-Aspidelaps

 

 

Coral Snake - Aspidelaps lubricus

 

 

Shield-nose Snake - Aspedilaps scutatus

 

Garter Snakes-Elapsoidea

 

 

Eastern Garter Snake - Elapsoidea semiannulata boulengeri

 

Cobras-Naja

 

 

Black Spitting Cobra - Naja nigricollis woodi

 

 

Cape Cobra - Naja nivea

 

 

Forest Cobra - Naja melanoleuca

 

 

Mozambique Spitting Cobra - Naja mossambica

 

 

Snouted Cobra - Naja annulifera

 

 

Western Barred Spitting Cobra - Naja nigricollis nigricinta

 

Rinkhals-Hemachatus

 

 

Rinkhals - Hemachatus haemachatus

 

Mambas-Dendroaspis

 

 

Black Mamba - Dendroaspis polylepis

 

 

Green Mamba - Dendroaspis angusticeps

Family Viperidae

Subfamily Causinae-Night Adders

 

Common Night Adder - Causus rhombeatus

 

Snouted Night Adder - Causus defilippii

Subfamily Bitis-African Adders

 

Berg Adder - Bitis atropos

 

Gaboon Adder - Bitis gabonica

 

Horned Adder - Bitis caudalis

 

Many-horned Adder - Bitis cornuta

 

Puff Adder - Bitis arietans

 

Lowland Swamp Viper-Proatheris superciliaris


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