Snakes of southern Africa

Distant's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops distanti
Incognito Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops incognitus
Leptotyphlops labialis
Namibiana labialis
Black Thread Snake 1
Leptotyphlops nigricans
Peter's Thread Snake 2
Leptotyphlops scutifrons
Forest Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops sylvicolus
Tello's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops telloi
Bibron's Blind Snake 3
Afrotyphlops bibronii
Fornasini's Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops fornasinii
Zambezi Blind Snake 4
Afrotyphlops mucruso
Peter's Giant Blind Snake 4
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Letheobia obtusa
Afrotyphlops obtusus
Long-tailed Thread Snake
Myriopholis longicauda
Slender Thread Snake
Namibiana gracilior
Western Thread Snake
Namibiana occidentalis
Indotyphlops braminus 5
Ramphotyphlops braminus
Boyle's Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops boylei
Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake 6
Rhinotyphlops lalandei
(Schinz's) Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops schinzi
Anchieta's Dwarf Python 7
Python anchietae
Southern African Python 8
Python natalensis
Natal Purple-glossed Snake 9
Amblyodipsas concolor
Eastern Purple-glossed Snake 10
Amblyodipsas microphthalma
Common Purple-glossed Snake 10
Amblyodipsas polylepis
Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Cape Centipede Eater 11
Aparallactus capensis
Black Centipede Eater
Aparallactus guentheri
Reticulated Centipede Eater 12
Aparallactus lunulatus
Mozambique Centipede Eater
Aparallactus nigriceps
Mole Viper 13
Atractaspis bibronii
Spotted Harlequin Snake 1
Homoroselaps lacteus
Natal Black Snake 15
Macrelaps microlepidotus
Slender Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus bicolor
Elongate Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus mechowii
Sabi Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus sabiensis
Transvaal Quillsnout Snake
Xenocalamus transvaalensis
Cape Reed Snake 16
Amplorhinus multimaculatus
Brown House Snake 17
Boaedon capensis
Barotse Water Snake
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
Red-lipped Snake 18
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Southern Brown Egg Eater 19
Dasypeltis inornata
East African Egg Eater 20
Dasypeltis medici
Egg-eating Snake 21
Dasypeltis scabra
Marbled Tree Snake 4
Dipsadoboa aulica
Dwarf Beaked Snake 4
Dipsina multimaculata
Boomslang 22
Dispholidus typus
Common Slug-eater 11
Duberria lutrix
Spotted Slug-eater
Duberria variegata
(South-) Eastern Bark Snake 23
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
Swazi Rock Snake
Inyoka swazicus
Aurora House Snake 24
Lamprophis aurora
Fisk's House Snake 25
Lamprophis fiskii
Yellow-bellied House Snake
Lamprophis fuscus
Spotted House Snake
Lamprophis guttatus
Bangweulu Water Snake
Limnophis bangweolicus
Black House Snake 26
Lycodonomorphus inornatus
Dusky-bellied Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus
Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
Lycodonomorphus rufulus mlanjensis
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
Lycodonomorphus whytii obscuriventris
Common Brown Water Snake 27
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Cape Wolf Snake 28
Lycophidion capense
Kaokoveld Wolf Snake
Lycophidion hellmichi
Cape Wolf Snake
Lycophidion multimaculatum
Namibian Wolf Snake
Lycophidion namibianum
Dwarf Wolf Snake
Lycophidion nanum
Pygmy Wolf Snake 10
Lycophidion pygmaeum
Eastern Wolf Snake
Lycophidion semiannule
Variegated Wolf Snake
Lycophidion variegatum
Cape File Snake 4
Gonionotophis capensis
Black File Snake
Gonionotophis nyassae
Angola File Snake
Gonionotophis vernayi
Semiornate Snake
Meizodon semiornatus
Cream-spotted Mountain Snake
Montaspis gilvomaculata
Olive Marsh Snake 29
Natriciteres olivacea
Forest Marsh Snake
Natriciteres sylvatica
Western Green Snake 30
Philothamnus angolensis
Green Water Snake 31
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Eastern Green Snake 8
Philothamnus natalensis
Ornate Green Snake
Philothamnus ornatus
Spotted Bush Snake 4
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Angola Shovel-snout
Prosymna angolensis
Visser’s Shovel-snout
Prosymna visseri
Dwarf Sand Snake 32
Psammophis angolensis
Short-snouted Whip Snake 31
Psammophis brevirostris
Cross-marked Grass Snake 11
Psammophis crucifer
Jalla's Sand Snake
Psammophis jallae
Namib sand snake 4
Psammophis leightoni
Leopard Grass Snake
Psammophis leopardinus
Lined Olympic Snake
Psammophis lineatus

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