List of atractaspidid species and subspecies

Last updated May 15, 2025

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
Aparallactus
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 coalescens , Black burrowing asp
- Atractaspis congica , Congo burrowing asp
- Atractaspis corpulenta , Fat burrowing asp
- Atractaspis dahomeyensis , Dahomey burrowing asp
- Atractaspis duerdeni , Duerden's burrowing asp
- Atractaspis engdahli , Engdahl's burrowing asp
- Atractaspis irregularis , Variable burrowing asp
- Atractaspis leucomelas , Ogaden burrowing asp
- Atractaspis microlepidota , Small-scaled burring asp
  - Atractaspis microlepidota andersonii
  - Atractaspis microlepidota microlepidota
- Atractaspis reticulata , Reticulate burrowing asp
- Atractaspis scorteccii , Somali burrowing asp
Brachyophis
- Brachyophis revoili
Chilorhinophis
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
Xenocalamus
- Xenocalamus bicolor
- Xenocalamus mechowii
  - Xenocalamus mechowii inornatus
  - Xenocalamus mechowii mechowii
- Xenocalamus michelli
- Xenocalamus sabiensis
- Xenocalamus transvaalensis , Transvaal quillsnout snake

References

↑ "Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 September 2007.
↑ 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).

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[ITIS-1] "Atractaspididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 September 2007.

[McD99-2] 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).

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