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,^[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
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).

[ITIS-1] "Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 September 2007.

[McD99-2] 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).

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