List of atractaspidid species and subspecies

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Atractaspididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Infraorder: Alethinophidia
Family: Atractaspididae
Günther, 1858

This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Atractaspididae,[1] otherwise referred to as African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes, or atractaspidids. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.[2]

  • Amblyodipsas
    • Amblyodipsas concolor
    • Amblyodipsas dimidiata
    • Amblyodipsas katangensis
      • Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi
      • Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis
    • Amblyodipsas microphthalma
    • Amblyodipsas polylepis
      • Amblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii
      • Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis
    • Amblyodipsas rodhaini
    • Amblyodipsas teitana
    • Amblyodipsas unicolor
    • Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
  • Aparallactus
    • Aparallactus capensis
      • Aparallactus capensis bocagii
      • Aparallactus capensis capensis
      • Aparallactus capensis luebberti
      • Aparallactus capensis punctatolineatus
    • Aparallactus guentheri
    • Aparallactus jacksonii
    • Aparallactus lineatus
    • Aparallactus lunulatus
      • Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus
      • Aparallactus lunulatus nigrocollaris
      • Aparallactus lunulatus scortecci
    • Aparallactus modestus
      • Aparallactus modestus modestus
      • Aparallactus modestus ubangensis
    • Aparallactus moeruensis
    • Aparallactus niger
    • Aparallactus nigriceps
    • Aparallactus turneri
    • Aparallactus werneri
  • Atractaspis, Stiletto snakes
    • Atractaspis aterrima, Slender burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis battersbyi, Battersby's burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis bibronii, Bibron's burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis boulengeri, Central African burrowing asp
      • Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeri
      • Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis
      • Atractaspis boulengeri mixta
      • Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti
      • Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei
      • Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti
    • Atractaspis coalescens, Black burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis congica, Congo burrowing asp
      • Atractaspis congica congica
      • Atractaspis congica leleupi
      • Atractaspis congica orientalis
    • Atractaspis corpulenta, Fat burrowing asp
      • Atractaspis corpulenta corpulenta
      • Atractaspis corpulenta kivuensis
      • Atractaspis corpulenta leucura
    • Atractaspis dahomeyensis, Dahomey burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis duerdeni, Duerden's burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis engdahli, Engdahl's burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis irregularis, Variable burrowing asp
      • Atractaspis irregularis angeli
      • Atractaspis irregularis bipostocularis
      • Atractaspis irregularis irregularis
      • Atractaspis irregularis parkeri
      • Atractaspis irregularis uelensis
    • Atractaspis leucomelas, Ogaden burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis microlepidota, Small-scaled burring asp
      • Atractaspis microlepidota andersonii
      • Atractaspis microlepidota microlepidota
    • Atractaspis reticulata, Reticulate burrowing asp
      • Atractaspis reticulata brieni
      • Atractaspis reticulata heterochilus
      • Atractaspis reticulata reticulata
    • Atractaspis scorteccii, Somali burrowing asp
  • Brachyophis
  • Chilorhinophis
    • Chilorhinophis butleri
    • Chilorhinophis carpenteri
      • Chilorhinophis carpenteri carpenteri
      • Chilorhinophis carpenteri liwalensis
    • Chilorhinophis gerardi
      • Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi
      • Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikae
  • Elapotinus, Jan's snake
  • Hypoptophis
  • Macrelaps
  • Micrelaps
    • Micrelaps bicoloratus, Kenya two-headed snake
      • Micrelaps bicoloratus bicoloratus
      • Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri
    • Micrelaps muelleri, Muller's snake
    • Micrelaps vaillanti, Somali two-headed snake
  • Poecilopholis
  • Polemon
    • Polemon acanthias
    • Polemon barthii
    • Polemon bocourti
    • Polemon christyi
    • Polemon collaris
      • Polemon collaris brevior
      • Polemon collaris collaris
      • Polemon collaris longior
    • Polemon fulvicollis
      • Polemon fulvicollis fulvicollis
      • Polemon fulvicollis gracilis
      • Polemon fulvicollis graveri
      • Polemon fulvicollis laurenti
    • Polemon gabonensis
      • Polemon gabonensis gabonensis
      • Polemon gabonensis schmidti
    • Polemon gracilis
    • Polemon griseiceps
    • Polemon leopoldi
    • Polemon newiedi
    • Polemon notatus
      • Polemon notatus aemulans
      • Polemon notatus notatus
    • Polemon robustus
  • Xenocalamus
    • Xenocalamus bicolor
      • Xenocalamus bicolor australis
      • Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor
      • Xenocalamus bicolor concavorostralis
      • Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus
      • Xenocalamus bicolor machadoi
      • Xenocalamus bicolor maculatus
    • Xenocalamus mechowii
      • Xenocalamus mechowii inornatus
      • Xenocalamus mechowii mechowii
    • Xenocalamus michelli
    • Xenocalamus sabiensis
    • Xenocalamus transvaalensis, Transvaal quillsnout snake

[edit] References

  1. ^ Atractaspididae (TSN 563895). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 22 September 2007.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).