Elapsoidea

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Elapsoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Subfamily: Elapinae
Genus: Elapsoidea
Bocage, 1866

Elapsoidea is a genus of venomous elapid snake commonly known as venomous garter snakes or African garter snakes. Despite the name, they are unrelated to the harmless North American garter snake species.

Species

  • Broadley's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea broadleyi (Jakobsen, 1997) - Somalia
  • Somali Garter Snake, Elapsoidea chelazzii (Lanza, 1979) - Somalia
  • Günther's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea guentherii (Bocage, 1866) - Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon
  • Werner's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea laticincta (Werner, 1919) - Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Central African Republic, and Cameroon
  • Loveridge's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea loveridgei (Parker, 1949) - Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Uganda
  • Black Garter Snake, Elapsoidea nigra (Günther, 1888) - Tanzania
  • Angolan Garter Snake, Elapsoidea semiannulata (Bocage, 1882) - throughout central Africa
  • Sundevall's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea sundevallii (Smith, 1848) - South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Gambia
  • Senegal Garter Snake, Elapsoidea trapei (Mane, 1999) - Senegal

References

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