Snakes of southern Africa

Distant's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops distanti
Incognito Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops incognitus
Leptotyphlops jacobseni
Leptotyphlops jacobseni
Leptotyphlops labialis
Namibiana labialis
Black Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops nigricans 1
Leptotyphlops pungwensis
Leptotyphlops pungwensis
Peter's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops scutifrons 2
Forest Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops sylvicolus
Tello's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops telloi
Bibron's Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops bibronii 3
Fornasini's Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops fornasinii
Zambezi Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops mucruso 4
Peter's Giant Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops schlegelii 4
Letheobia obtusa
Afrotyphlops obtusus
Long-tailed Thread Snake
Myriopholis longicauda
Slender Thread Snake
Namibiana gracilior
Western Thread Snake
Namibiana occidentalis
Indotyphlops braminus
Ramphotyphlops braminus 5
Boyle's Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops boylei
Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops lalandei 6
(Schinz's) Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops schinzi
Anchieta's Dwarf Python
Python anchietae 7
Southern African Python
Python natalensis 8
Natal Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas concolor 9
Eastern Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas microphthalma 10
Common Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas polylepis 10
Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Cape Centipede Eater
Aparallactus capensis 11
Black Centipede Eater
Aparallactus guentheri
Reticulated Centipede Eater
Aparallactus lunulatus 12
Mozambique Centipede Eater
Aparallactus nigriceps
Mole Viper
Atractaspis bibronii 13
Atractaspis congica
Atractaspis congica
Duerden's Or Beaked Burrowing Asp
Atractaspis duerdeni 14
Congo Two-headed Snake
Chilorhinophis gerardi
Striped Harlequin Snake
Homoroselaps dorsalis
Spotted Harlequin Snake
Homoroselaps lacteus 1
Natal Black Snake
Macrelaps microlepidotus 15
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
Amplorhinus multimaculatus 16
Brown House Snake
Boaedon capensis 17
Barotse Water Snake
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia 18
Southern Brown Egg Eater
Dasypeltis inornata 19
East African Egg Eater
Dasypeltis medici 20
Egg-eating Snake
Dasypeltis scabra 21
Marbled Tree Snake
Dipsadoboa aulica 4
broadleyi: Cross-barred Tree Snake
Dipsadoboa flavida
Dwarf Beaked Snake
Dipsina multimaculata 4
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus 22
Common Slug-eater
Duberria lutrix 11
Spotted Slug-eater
Duberria variegata
(South-) Eastern Bark Snake
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia 23
Swazi Rock Snake
Inyoka swazicus
Aurora House Snake
Lamprophis aurora 24
Fisk's House Snake
Lamprophis fiskii 25
Yellow-bellied House Snake
Lamprophis fuscus
Spotted House Snake
Lamprophis guttatus
Bangweulu Water Snake
Limnophis bangweolicus
Black House Snake
Lycodonomorphus inornatus 26
Dusky-bellied Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus
Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
Lycodonomorphus rufulus mlanjensis
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
Lycodonomorphus whytii obscuriventris
Common Brown Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus 27
Cape Wolf Snake
Lycophidion capense 28
Kaokoveld Wolf Snake
Lycophidion hellmichi
Cape Wolf Snake
Lycophidion multimaculatum
Namibian Wolf Snake
Lycophidion namibianum
Dwarf Wolf Snake
Lycophidion nanum
Pygmy Wolf Snake
Lycophidion pygmaeum 10
Eastern Wolf Snake
Lycophidion semiannule
Variegated Wolf Snake
Lycophidion variegatum
Cape File Snake
Gonionotophis capensis 4
Black File Snake
Gonionotophis nyassae
Angola File Snake
Gonionotophis vernayi
Semiornate Snake
Meizodon semiornatus
Cream-spotted Mountain Snake
Montaspis gilvomaculata
Olive Marsh Snake
Natriciteres olivacea 29
Forest Marsh Snake
Natriciteres sylvatica
Western Green Snake
Philothamnus angolensis 30
Green Water Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster 31
Eastern Green Snake
Philothamnus natalensis 8
Ornate Green Snake
Philothamnus ornatus
Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus 4
Angola Shovel-snout
Prosymna angolensis
Twin-striped Shovel-snout
Prosymna bivittata
South-western African Shovel-snout
Prosymna frontalis
Mozambique Shovel-snout
Prosymna janii 10
Lineolate Shovel-snout
Prosymna lineata
Visser’s Shovel-snout
Prosymna visseri
Dwarf Sand Snake
Psammophis angolensis 32
Short-snouted Whip Snake
Psammophis brevirostris 31
Cross-marked Grass Snake
Psammophis crucifer 11
Jalla's Sand Snake
Psammophis jallae
Namib sand snake
Psammophis leightoni 4
Leopard Grass Snake
Psammophis leopardinus
Lined Olympic Snake
Psammophis lineatus
Olive Whip Snake
Psammophis mossambicus 12
Namib Sand Snake
Psammophis namibensis
Karoo Sand Snake
Psammophis notostictus 21
Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
Psammophis orientalis 33
Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
Psammophis subtaeniatus 34
Western Sand Snake
Psammophis trigrammus
Fork-marked Sand Snake
Psammophis trinasalis 35
Rhombic Skaapsteker
Psammophylax rhombeatus 1
Three-lined Grass Snake
Psammophylax tritaeniatus 36
Grey-bellied Grass Snake
Psammophylax variabilis 14
Mole Snake
Pseudaspis cana 11
Rufous Beaked Snake
Rhamphiophis rostratus 37
Common Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus 38
Telescopus finkeldeyi
Telescopus finkeldeyi
Twig Snake
Thelotornis capensis 8
Eastern Twig Snake
Thelotornis mossambicanus 38
Western Keeled Snake
Pythonodipsas carinata 39
Cape Coral Snake
Aspidelaps lubricus 27
Eastern Shield-nose Snake
Aspidelaps scutatus 8
Eastern Green Mamba
Dendroaspis angusticeps 22
Western Green Mamba
Dendroaspis viridis 40
Black Mamba
Dendroaspis polylepis 41
Boulenger's Garter Snake
Elapsoidea boulengeri 42
Elapsoidea guentheri
Elapsoidea guentherii
Angolan Garter Snake
Elapsoidea semiannulata
Highveld Garter Snake
Elapsoidea sundevallii
Rinkhals
Hemachatus haemachatus 43
Anchieta's Cobra
Naja anchietae 36
Snouted Cobra
Naja annulifera 44
Forest Cobra
Naja melanoleuca 45
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Naja mossambica 46
Western Barred Spitting Cobra
Naja nigricincta 47
Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Naja nigricollis 48
Cape Cobra
Naja nivea 4
Hydrophis platura
Hydrophis platurus 49
Albany Adder
Bitis albanica
Puff Adder
Bitis arietans 50
Southern Adder
Bitis armata
Berg Adder
Bitis atropos 11
Horned Adder
Bitis caudalis 19
Many-horned Adder
Bitis cornuta
Gaboon Adder
Bitis gabonica 51
Plain Mountain Adder
Bitis inornata 52
Peringuey's Adder
Bitis peringueyi 39
Red Adder
Bitis rubida
Namaqua Dwarf Adder
Bitis schneideri 53
Desert Mountain Adder
Bitis xeropaga
Snouted Night Adder
Causus defilippii 31
Rhombic Night Adder
Causus rhombeatus 51
Lowland Swamp Viper
Proatheris superciliaris
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