Atractaspididae Family
The Animal (Polemon gabonensis gabonensis (Duméril, 1856)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations....
160 species in this family.127 species in this category
Eastern Snake-Eater (Polemon christyi) - Facts & Information
Polemon christyi (Boulenger, 1903)
Plumbeous Centipede Eater; Plumbeous Or Reticulated Centipede Eater; Reticulated Centipede Eater (Aparallactus lunulatus) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus lunulatus (Peters, 1854)
Animal (Xenocalamus mechowii) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus mechowii inornatus Witte & Laurent, 1947
Animal (Homoroselaps Jan) - Facts & Information
Homoroselaps Jan, 1858
Animal (Rhinocalamus Günther) - Facts & Information
Rhinocalamus Günther, 1888
Bocourt'S Snake-Eater (Polemon bocourti) - Facts & Information
Polemon bocourti Mocquard, 1897
Collared Snake-Eater (Polemon collaris) - Facts & Information
Polemon collaris (Peters, 1881)
Revoil'S Short Snake (Brachyophis revoili) - Facts & Information
Brachyophis revoili Mocquard, 1888
Phillips Erdviper; Phillips' Burrowing Asp; Phillips’ Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis phillipsi) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis phillipsi Barbour, 1913
Arabian Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis andersonii) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis andersonii Boulenger, 1905
Animal (Elapops Günther) - Facts & Information
Elapops Günther, 1859
Gabon Snake-Eater; Gaboon Snake-Eater (Polemon gabonensis) - Facts & Information
Polemon gabonensis (Duméril, 1856)
Katanga Purple-Glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas katangensis) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas katangensis de Witte & Laurent, 1942
Mole Viper (Atractaspis boulengeri) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis boulengeri Mocquard, 1897
Animal (BOLDAEN) - Facts & Information
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(Western) Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp; Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis microlepidota) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis microlepidota Günther, 1866
Animal (Chilorhinophis gerardi) - Facts & Information
Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi (Boulenger, 1913)
Black-Headed Micrelaps; Somali Two-Headed Snake (Micrelaps vaillanti) - Facts & Information
Micrelaps vaillanti (Mocquard, 1888)
Speckled Quill-Snouted Snake; Transvaal Quill-Snouted Snake; Transvaal Quillsnout Snake (Xenocalamus transvaalensis) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus transvaalensis Methuen, 1919
Animal (Atractaspis boulengeri) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti Laurent, 1945
Striped Dwarf Garter Snake; Striped Harelquin Snake; Striped Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps dorsalis) - Facts & Information
Homoroselaps dorsalis (Smith, 1849)
Animal (Atractaspidinae) - Facts & Information
Atractaspidinae
Animal (Aparallactus lunulatus) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus lunulatus nigrocollaris Chabanaud, 1916
African Snake-Eater (Polemon fulvicollis) - Facts & Information
Polemon fulvicollis (Mocquard, 1887)
Black Centipede Eater (Aparallactus guentheri) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus guentheri Boulenger, 1895
Animal (Choristodon Smith) - Facts & Information
Choristodon Smith, 1849
Animal (Brachyophis revoili) - Facts & Information
Brachyophis revoili krameri Lanza, 1966
Western Tanganyika Two-Headed Snake (Chilorhinophis gerardi) - Facts & Information
Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikae Loveridge, 1951
Animal (Atractaspis corpulenta) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis corpulenta corpulenta (Hallowell, 1854)
Sahelian Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis micropholis) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis micropholis Günther, 1872
Animal (Micrelaps bicoloratus) - Facts & Information
Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri Rasmussen, 2002
Mole Viper; Stiletto Snake; Variable Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis irregularis) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis irregularis (Reinhardt, 1843)
Animal (Xenocalamus Günther) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus Günther, 1868
Branch’S Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis branchi) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis branchi Rödel, Kucharzewski, Mahlow, Chirio, Pauwels, Carlino, Sambolah & Glos, 2019
Animal (Elapocalamus Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Elapocalamus Boulenger, 1911
Animal (Aparallactus modestus) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus modestus ubangensis Boulenger, 1897
Animal (Amblyodipsas Peters) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas Peters, 1857
Animal (Uriechis Peters) - Facts & Information
Uriechis Peters, 1865
Animal (Aparallactus capensis) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus capensis punctatolineatus Boulenger, 1895
Mole Viper (Atractaspis reticulata) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis reticulata Sjöstedt, 1896
Animal (Atractaspis irregularis) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis irregularis parkeri Laurent, 1945
Animal (Poecilopholis Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Poecilopholis Boulenger, 1903
Animal (Microsoma Jan) - Facts & Information
Microsoma Jan, 1858
Elongate Quill-Snouted Snake (Xenocalamus mechowii) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus mechowii Peters, 1881
Graceful Snake-Eater (Polemon gracilis) - Facts & Information
Polemon gracilis (Boulenger, 1911)
Sabi Quill-Snouted Snake (Xenocalamus sabiensis) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus sabiensis Broadley, 1971
Teitana Purple-Glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas teitana) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas teitana Broadley, 1971
Animal (Miodon Duméril) - Facts & Information
Miodon Duméril, 1859
Eastern Purple-Glossed Snake; Oostelike Purpergrondslang; Soutpansberg Purple-Glossed Snake; White-Lipped Snake (Amblyodipsas microphthalma) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas microphthalma (Bianconi, 1852)
Cameroon Snake-Eater (Polemon griseiceps) - Facts & Information
Polemon griseiceps (Laurent, 1947)
Erdviper; Mueller'S Two-Headed Snake; Muller'S Snake (Micrelaps muelleri) - Facts & Information
Micrelaps muelleri Boettger, 1880
Magretti’S Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis magrettii) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis magrettii Scortecci, 1929
Zaire Centipede-Eater; Zaire Centipede-Eater. (Aparallactus moeruensis) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus moeruensis de Witte & Laurent, 1943
Mole Viper (Atractaspis corpulenta) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis corpulenta (Hallowell, 1854)
Mole Viper; Somali Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis scorteccii) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis scorteccii Parker, 1949
Animal (Polemon ater) - Facts & Information
Polemon ater Portillo, Branch, Tilbury, Nagy, Hughes, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Behangana & Greenbaum, 2019
Animal (Atractaspis bibronii) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis bibronii rostrata Günther, 1868
Battersby'S Burrowing Asp; Battersby'S Mole Viper; Battersby’S Burrowing Asp; Battersby’S Mole Viper; Mole Viper (Atractaspis battersbyi) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis battersbyi de Witte, 1959
Animal (Polemon fulvicollis) - Facts & Information
Polemon fulvicollis fulvicollis (Mocquard, 1887)
Jackson'S Centipede-Eater; Jackson’S Centipede-Eater (Aparallactus jacksonii) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus jacksonii (Günther, 1888)
Congo Two-Headed Snake; Gerard'S Black and Yellow Burrowing Snake; Western Tanganyika Two-Headed Snake (Chilorhinophis gerardi) - Facts & Information
Chilorhinophis gerardi (Boulenger, 1913)
Animal (Poecilophis Günther) - Facts & Information
Poecilophis Günther, 1859
Animal (Elaposchema Mocquard) - Facts & Information
Elaposchema Mocquard, 1888
Striped Quill-Snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus Roux, 1907
Bicolored Quill-Snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor Günther, 1868
Eastern Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp; Mole Viper; Peters' Burrowing Asp; Peters’ Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis fallax) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis fallax Peters, 1867
Animal (Amblyodipsas microphthalma) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas microphthalma microphthalma (Bianconi, 1852)
Lined Centipede-Eater (Aparallactus lineatus) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus lineatus (Peters, 1870)
Animal (Atractaspis congica) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis congica leleupi Laurent, 1950
Zaire Snake-Eater (Polemon robustus) - Facts & Information
Polemon robustus (de Witte & Laurent, 1943)
Animal (Polemon collaris) - Facts & Information
Polemon collaris longior (Witte & Laurent, 1947)
Animal (Amblyodipsas katangensis) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis Witte & Laurent, 1942
Erdviper; Mole Viper; Slender Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis aterrima) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis aterrima Günther, 1863
Mpwapwa Purple-Glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas dimidiata) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas dimidiata (Günther, 1888)
Congo Burrowing Asp; Congo Stiletto Snake; Eastern Congo Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis congica) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis congica Peters, 1877
African Bighead Snake; Wedge-Snouted Burrowing Snake (Hypoptophis wilsonii) - Facts & Information
Hypoptophis wilsonii Boulenger, 1908
Animal (Calamelaps Günther) - Facts & Information
Calamelaps Günther, 1866
Reinhardt'S Snake-Eater (Polemon acanthias) - Facts & Information
Polemon acanthias (Reinhardt, 1860)
Mole Viper (Atractaspis dahomeyensis) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis dahomeyensis Bocage, 1887
Animal (Brachycranion Hallowell) - Facts & Information
Brachycranion Hallowell, 1854
Animal (Cynodontophis Werner) - Facts & Information
Cynodontophis Werner, 1902
Kenya Two-Headed Snake; Two Coloured Snake (Micrelaps bicoloratus) - Facts & Information
Micrelaps bicoloratus Sternfeld, 1908
Butler'S Two-Headed Snake; Eastern Tanganyika Two-Headed Snake; Liwale Two-Headed Snake; Mozambique Two-Headed Snake (Chilorhinophis butleri) - Facts & Information
Chilorhinophis butleri Werner, 1907
Kwazulu-Natal Purple-Glossed Snake; Natal Purple-Glossed Snake; Natalse Purpergrondslang (Amblyodipsas concolor) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas concolor (Smith, 1849)
Animal (Atractaspis reticulata) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis reticulata brieni Laurent, 1956
Israeli Mole Viper; Mole Viper; Palestine Burrowing Asp (Atractaspis engaddensis) - Facts & Information
Atractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950
Animal (Pariaspis Cope) - Facts & Information
Pariaspis Cope, 1860
Common Purple-Glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas polylepis) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas polylepis (Bocage, 1873)
Dull Purple-Glossed Snake; Western Purple-Glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas unicolor) - Facts & Information
Amblyodipsas unicolor (Reinhardt, 1843)
Animal (Micrelaps Boettger) - Facts & Information
Micrelaps Boettger, 1880
Animal (BOLDAEO) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Polemon notatus) - Facts & Information
Polemon notatus (Peters, 1882)
Grauer’S Snake-Eater (Polemon graueri) - Facts & Information
Polemon graueri (Sternfeld, 1908)
Animal (Parkerophis) - Facts & Information
Parkerophis Barbour & Amaral, 1927
Animal (Macrelaps Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Macrelaps Boulenger, 1896
Animal (Melanocalamus de) - Facts & Information
Melanocalamus de Witte, 1941
Michell'S Quill-Snouted Snake (Xenocalamus michelli) - Facts & Information
Xenocalamus michelli Müller, 1911
Black-Headed Centipede Eater; Black-Headed Centipede-Eater; Cape Centipede Eater; Kaapse Honderdpootvreter; Swartkopslang; Tausendfüßerfresser (Aparallactus capensis) - Facts & Information
Aparallactus capensis Smith, 1849
Spotted Harlequin Snake (Homoroselaps lacteus) - Facts & Information
Homoroselaps lacteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (BOLDADI) - Facts & Information
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