List of atractaspidid species and subspecies

Atractaspididae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Superfamily:	Elapoidea
Family:	Atractaspididae Günther, 1858

This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Atractaspididae, 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.

Amblyodipsas
Aparallactus
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 coalescens, Black burrowing asp
- Atractaspis congica, Congo burrowing asp
- Atractaspis corpulenta, Fat burrowing asp
- Atractaspis dahomeyensis, Dahomey burrowing asp
- Atractaspis duerdeni, Duerden's burrowing asp
- Atractaspis engdahli, Engdahl's burrowing asp
- Atractaspis irregularis, Variable burrowing asp
- Atractaspis leucomelas, Ogaden burrowing asp
- Atractaspis microlepidota, Small-scaled burring asp
  - Atractaspis microlepidota andersonii
  - Atractaspis microlepidota microlepidota
- Atractaspis reticulata, Reticulate burrowing asp
- Atractaspis scorteccii, Somali burrowing asp
Brachyophis
- Brachyophis revoili
Chilorhinophis
Elapotinus, Jan's snake
- Elapotinus picteti, Jan's snake
Hypoptophis
- Hypoptophis wilsoni
Macrelaps
- Macrelaps microlepidotus
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
- Poecilopholis cameronensis
Polemon
- Polemon acanthias
- Polemon barthii
- Polemon bocourti
- Polemon christyi
- Polemon collaris
- Polemon fulvicollis
- Polemon gabonensis
  - Polemon gabonensis gabonensis
  - Polemon gabonensis schmidti
- Polemon gracilis
- Polemon griseiceps
- Polemon leopoldi
- Polemon neuwiedi
- Polemon notatus
  - Polemon notatus aemulans
  - Polemon notatus notatus
- Polemon robustus
Xenocalamus
- Xenocalamus bicolor
- Xenocalamus mechowii
  - Xenocalamus mechowii inornatus
  - Xenocalamus mechowii mechowii
- Xenocalamus michelli
- Xenocalamus sabiensis
- Xenocalamus transvaalensis, Transvaal quillsnout snake

References

"Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
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).

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