List of atractaspidid species and subspecies

Atractaspididae

Amblyodipsas unicolor
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
- Brachyophis revoili
  - Brachyophis revoili cornii
  - Brachyophis revoili krameri
  - Brachyophis revoili revoili
Chilorhinophis
- Chilorhinophis butleri
- Chilorhinophis carpenteri
  - Chilorhinophis carpenteri carpenteri
  - Chilorhinophis carpenteri liwalensis
- Chilorhinophis gerardi
  - Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi
  - Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikae
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 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

References

^ "Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=563895. 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).