This project aims at mapping the geographical locations of medically important venomous snakes around the globe, paying particular attention to the list of 200 medically important snakes of the World Health Organisation. Understanding their distribution is crucial in limiting the number of possible species in case of an envenomation. Moreover, mapping their distribution is important for the ...more ↓
This project aims at mapping the geographical locations of medically important venomous snakes around the globe, paying particular attention to the list of 200 medically important snakes of the World Health Organisation. Understanding their distribution is crucial in limiting the number of possible species in case of an envenomation. Moreover, mapping their distribution is important for the conservation of snakes, by limiting possible undesirable interactions with people, which usually result in them being injured or killed.
Species of interest:-
AFRICA:
Atheris broadleyi
Atheris chlorechis
Atheris squamigera
Atractaspis bibronii
Atractaspis engaddensis
Atractaspis fallax
Atractaspis irregularis
Bitis arietans
Bitis gabonica
Bitis nasicornis
Bitis parviocula
Bitis rhinoceros
Cerastes cerastes
Daboia deserti
Daboia mauritanica
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dendroaspis jamesoni
Dendroaspis polylepis
Dendroaspis viridis
Dispholidus typus
Echis coloratus
Echis hughesi
Echis jogeri
Echis leucogaster
Echis megalocephalus
Echis ocellatus
Echis pyramidum
Hemachatus haemachatus
Macrovipera lebetina
Naja anchietae
Naja annulata
Naja annulifera
Naja ashei
Naja christyi
Naja haje
Naja katiensis
Naja melanoleuca
Naja mossambica
Naja nigricincta
Naja nigricollis
Naja nivea
Naja nubiae
Naja pallida
Naja senegalensis
Proatheris superciliaris
Pseudocerastes fieldi
Pseudohaje goldii
Pseudohaje nigra
Thelotornis capensis
Thelotornis kirtlandii
Thelotornis mossambicanus
Thelotornis usambaricus
Vipera latastei
Walterinnesia aegyptia
AMERICAS:
Agkistrodon bilineatus
Agkistrodon contortrix
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Agkistrodon taylori
Atropoides mexicanus
Atropoides occiduus
Atropoides spp.
Bothriechis lateralis
Bothriechis marchi
Bothriechis schlegelii
Bothriechis spp.
Bothrocophias hyoprora
Bothrocophias microphthalmus
Bothrocophias spp.
Bothrops alternatus
Bothrops ammodytoides
Bothrops asper
Bothrops atrox
Bothrops bilineatus
Bothrops brazili
Bothrops caribbaeus
Bothrops cf. atrox
Bothrops diporus
Bothrops jararaca
Bothrops jararacussu
Bothrops jonathani
Bothrops lanceolatus
Bothrops leucurus
Bothrops mattogrossensis
Bothrops moojeni
Bothrops neuwiedi
Bothrops pictus
Bothrops pubescens
Bothrops sanctaecrucis
Bothrops spp.
Bothrops taeniatus
Bothrops venezuelensis
Cerrophidion godmani
Cerrophidion spp.
Crotalus adamanteus
Crotalus atrox 2374
Crotalus basiliscus
Crotalus durissus
Crotalus horridus
Crotalus molossus
Crotalus oreganus
Crotalus ruber
Crotalus scutulatus
Crotalus simus
Crotalus spp.
Crotalus totonacus
Crotalus tzabcan
Crotalus viridis
Lachesis acrochorda
Lachesis melanocephala
Lachesis muta
Lachesis stenophrys
Micruroides euryxanthus
Micrurus circinalis
Micrurus corallines
Micrurus fulvius
Micrurus lemniscatus
Micrurus mipartitus
Micrurus nigrocinctus
Micrurus spixii
Micrurus spp.
Micrurus surinamensis
Micrurus tener
Ophryacus spp.
Porthidium lansbergii
Porthidium nasutum
Porthidium ophryomegas
Porthidium spp.
Sistrurus catenatus
Sistrurus catenatus
ASIA and AUSTRALASIA:
Acanthophis antarcticus
Acanthophis laevis
Acanthophis rugosus
Acanthophis spp.
Austrelaps spp.
Bungarus bungaroides
Bungarus caeruleus
Bungarus candidus
Bungarus ceylonicus
Bungarus fasciatus
Bungarus flaviceps
Bungarus lividus
Bungarus magnimaculatus
Bungarus multicinctus
Bungarus niger
Bungarus sindanus
Bungarus slowinskii
Bungarus walli
Calliophis bivirgatus
Calliophis intestinalis
Calloselasma rhodostoma
Cryptelytrops albolabris
Cryptelytrops erythrurus
Cryptelytrops insularis
Cryptelytrops macrops
Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus
Cryptelytrops septentrionalis
Daboia russelii
Daboia siamensis
Deinagkistrodon acutus
Echis carinatus
Eristicophis macmahonii
Gloydius blomhoffi
Gloydius brevicaudus
Gloydius halys
Gloydius himalayanus
Gloydius intermedius
Gloydius tsushimaensis
Gloydius ussuriensis
Himalayophis tibetanus
Hoplocephalus spp.
Hypnale hypnale
Hypnale nepa
Macrovipera lebetina
Micropechis ikaheka
Montivipera raddei
Naja atra
Naja kaouthia
Naja mandalayensis
Naja naja
Naja oxiana
Naja philippinensis
Naja sagittifera
Naja samarensis
Naja siamensis
Naja sputatrix
Naja sumatrana
Notechis scutatus
Ophiophagus hannah
Oxyuranus microlepidotus
Oxyuranus scutellatus
Oxyuranus temporalis
Parias flavomaculatus
Parias sumatranus
Protobothrops elegans
Protobothrops flavoviridis
Protobothrops jerdonii
Protobothrops kaulbacki
Protobothrops mangshanensis
Protobothrops mucrosquamatus
Pseudechis australis
Pseudechis papuanus
Pseudechis rossignolii
Pseudechis spp.
Pseudonaja affinis
Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha
Pseudonaja mengdeni
Pseudonaja nuchalis
Pseudonaja spp.
Pseudonaja textilis
Rhabdophis tigrinus
Trimeresurus gramineus
Trimeresurus malabaricus
Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
Tropidechis carinatus
Tropidolaemus philippensis
Tropidolaemus subannulatus
Vipera ammodytes
Vipera berus
Vipera eriwanensis
Vipera renardi
Vipera spp.
Vipera ursinii
Viridovipera stejnegeri
EUROPE:
Gloydius halys
Gloydius intermedius
Gloydius ussuriensis
Macrovipera lebetina
Macrovipera schweizeri
Montivipera xanthina
Vipera ammodytes
Vipera aspis
Vipera berus
Vipera latastei
Vipera nikolskii
Vipera renardi
Vipera seoanei
Vipera spp.
Vipera ursinii
MIDDLE-EAST:
Atractaspis andersonii
Atractaspis engaddensis
Bitis arietans
Cerastes cerastes
Cerastes gasperettii
Daboia palaestinae
Echis borkini
Echis carinatus
Echis coloratus
Echis khosatzkii
Echis omanensis
Eristicophis macmahonii
Gloydius halys caucasicus
Macrovipera lebetina
Montivipera raddei
Montivipera xanthina
Naja arabica
Naja oxiana
Pseudocerastes fieldi
Pseudocerastes persicus
Vipera ammodytes
Vipera eriwanensis
Vipera spp.
Walterinnesia aegyptia
Walterinnesia morgani
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