List of atractaspidid species and subspecies

This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Atractaspididae,[1] otherwise referred to as African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes, or atractaspidids. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.[2]

* Amblyodipsas
* Amblyodipsas concolor
* Amblyodipsas dimidiata
* Amblyodipsas katangensis
* Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi
* Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis
* Amblyodipsas microphthalma
* Amblyodipsas polylepis
* Amblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii
* Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis
* Amblyodipsas rodhaini
* Amblyodipsas teitana
* Amblyodipsas unicolor
* Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
* Aparallactus
* Aparallactus capensis
* Aparallactus capensis bocagii
* Aparallactus capensis capensis
* Aparallactus capensis luebberti
* Aparallactus capensis punctatolineatus
* Aparallactus guentheri
* Aparallactus jacksonii
* Aparallactus lineatus
* Aparallactus lunulatus
* Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus
* Aparallactus lunulatus nigrocollaris
* Aparallactus lunulatus scortecci
* Aparallactus modestus
* Aparallactus modestus modestus
* Aparallactus modestus ubangensis
* Aparallactus moeruensis
* Aparallactus niger
* Aparallactus nigriceps
* Aparallactus turneri
* Aparallactus werneri
* Atractaspis, Stiletto snakes
* Atractaspis aterrima, Slender burrowing asp
* Atractaspis battersbyi, Battersby's burrowing asp
* Atractaspis bibronii, Bibron's burrowing asp
* Atractaspis boulengeri, Central African burrowing asp
* Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeri
* Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis
* Atractaspis boulengeri mixta
* Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti
* Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei
* Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti
* Atractaspis coalescens, Black burrowing asp
* Atractaspis congica, Congo burrowing asp
* Atractaspis congica congica
* Atractaspis congica leleupi
* Atractaspis congica orientalis
* Atractaspis corpulenta, Fat burrowing asp
* Atractaspis corpulenta corpulenta
* Atractaspis corpulenta kivuensis
* Atractaspis corpulenta leucura
* Atractaspis dahomeyensis, Dahomey burrowing asp
* Atractaspis duerdeni, Duerden's burrowing asp
* Atractaspis engdahli, Engdahl's burrowing asp
* Atractaspis irregularis, Variable burrowing asp
* Atractaspis irregularis angeli
* Atractaspis irregularis bipostocularis
* Atractaspis irregularis irregularis
* Atractaspis irregularis parkeri
* Atractaspis irregularis uelensis
* Atractaspis leucomelas, Ogaden burrowing asp
* Atractaspis microlepidota, Small-scaled burring asp
* Atractaspis microlepidota andersonii
* Atractaspis microlepidota microlepidota
* Atractaspis reticulata, Reticulate burrowing asp
* Atractaspis reticulata brieni
* Atractaspis reticulata heterochilus
* Atractaspis reticulata reticulata
* Atractaspis scorteccii, Somali burrowing asp
* Brachyophis
* Brachyophis revoili
* Brachyophis revoili cornii
* Brachyophis revoili krameri
* Brachyophis revoili revoili
* Chilorhinophis
* Chilorhinophis butleri
* Chilorhinophis carpenteri
* Chilorhinophis carpenteri carpenteri
* Chilorhinophis carpenteri liwalensis
* Chilorhinophis gerardi
* Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi
* Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikae
* Elapotinus, Jan's snake
* Elapotinus picteti, Jan's snake
* Hypoptophis
* Hypoptophis wilsoni
* Macrelaps
* Macrelaps microlepidotus
* Micrelaps
* Micrelaps bicoloratus, Kenya two-headed snake
* Micrelaps bicoloratus bicoloratus
* Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri
* Micrelaps muelleri, Muller's snake
* Micrelaps vaillanti, Somali two-headed snake
* Poecilopholis
* Poecilopholis cameronensis
* Polemon
* Polemon acanthias
* Polemon barthii
* Polemon bocourti
* Polemon christyi
* Polemon collaris
* Polemon collaris brevior
* Polemon collaris collaris
* Polemon collaris longior
* Polemon fulvicollis
* Polemon fulvicollis fulvicollis
* Polemon fulvicollis gracilis
* Polemon fulvicollis graveri
* Polemon fulvicollis laurenti
* Polemon gabonensis
* Polemon gabonensis gabonensis
* Polemon gabonensis schmidti
* Polemon gracilis
* Polemon griseiceps
* Polemon leopoldi
* Polemon neuwiedi
* Polemon notatus
* Polemon notatus aemulans
* Polemon notatus notatus
* Polemon robustus
* Xenocalamus
* Xenocalamus bicolor
* Xenocalamus bicolor australis
* Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor
* Xenocalamus bicolor concavorostralis
* Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus
* Xenocalamus bicolor machadoi
* Xenocalamus bicolor maculatus
* Xenocalamus mechowii
* Xenocalamus mechowii inornatus
* Xenocalamus mechowii mechowii
* Xenocalamus michelli
* Xenocalamus sabiensis
* Xenocalamus transvaalensis, Transvaal quillsnout snake

## References

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1. ^ "Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).