| Atractaspis reticulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis |
| Species: | A. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractaspis reticulata Sjöstedt, 1896 | |
Atractaspis reticulata, or the reticulate burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family. [2] It is endemic to Africa. [3]
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Atractaspis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Lamprophiidae. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Middle East. The genus contains 15 species that are recognized by ITIS. Others recognize as many as 21 species. 23 are listed here.
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Scolecomorphus kirkii is a species of caecilian in the family Scolecomorphidae. It is known from southern Malawi east of the Shire River, northern Mozambique, and Tanzania ; the known distribution is discontinuous but the species is expected to occur in the intervening areas.
The small-scaled burrowing asp is a species of atractaspidid snake from West Africa.
Atractaspis aterrima, commonly known as the slender burrowing asp or mole viper, is a species of fossorial, venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The specific epithet, aterrima, meaning "blackest", is the superlative form of the Latin adjective ater, meaning "black".
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Atractaspis coalescens, or the black burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa.
Atractaspis congica, or the Congo burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa.
Atractaspis duerdeni, commonly known as the beaked burrowing asp or Duerden's burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.
Atractaspis engdahli, or Engdahl's burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. The species is endemic to Africa.
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