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Snakes of southern Africa

Olive Whip Snake 1
Psammophis mossambicus
Namib Sand Snake
Psammophis namibensis
Karoo Sand Snake 2
Psammophis notostictus
Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake 3
Psammophis orientalis
Stripe-bellied Sand Snake 4
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Western Sand Snake
Psammophis trigrammus
Fork-marked Sand Snake 5
Psammophis trinasalis
Rhombic Skaapsteker 6
Psammophylax rhombeatus
Three-lined Grass Snake 7
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Grey-bellied Grass Snake 8
Psammophylax variabilis
Mole Snake 9
Pseudaspis cana
Rufous Beaked Snake 10
Rhamphiophis rostratus
Common Tiger Snake 11
Telescopus semiannulatus
Telescopus finkeldeyi
Twig Snake 12
Thelotornis capensis
Eastern Twig Snake 11
Thelotornis mossambicanus
Western Keeled Snake 13
Pythonodipsas carinata
Cape Coral Snake 14
Aspidelaps lubricus
Eastern Shield-nose Snake 12
Aspidelaps scutatus
Eastern Green Mamba 15
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Western Green Mamba 16
Dendroaspis viridis
Black Mamba 17
Dendroaspis polylepis
Boulenger's Garter Snake 18
Elapsoidea boulengeri
Elapsoidea guentheri
Elapsoidea guentherii
Angolan Garter Snake
Elapsoidea semiannulata
Highveld Garter Snake
Elapsoidea sundevallii
Rinkhals 19
Hemachatus haemachatus
Anchieta's Cobra 7
Naja anchietae
Snouted Cobra 20
Naja annulifera
Forest Cobra 21
Naja melanoleuca
Mozambique Spitting Cobra 22
Naja mossambica
Western Barred Spitting Cobra 23
Naja nigricincta
Black-necked Spitting Cobra 24
Naja nigricollis
Cape Cobra 25
Naja nivea
Hydrophis platura 26
Hydrophis platurus
Albany Adder
Bitis albanica
Puff Adder 27
Bitis arietans
Southern Adder
Bitis armata
Berg Adder 9
Bitis atropos
Horned Adder 28
Bitis caudalis
Many-horned Adder
Bitis cornuta
Gaboon Adder 29
Bitis gabonica
Plain Mountain Adder 30
Bitis inornata
Peringuey's Adder 13
Bitis peringueyi
Red Adder
Bitis rubida
Namaqua Dwarf Adder 31
Bitis schneideri
Desert Mountain Adder
Bitis xeropaga
Snouted Night Adder 32
Causus defilippii
Rhombic Night Adder 29
Causus rhombeatus
Lowland Swamp Viper
Proatheris superciliaris

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