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Burrowing Asps
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Burrowing Asps

Atractaspis

Atractaspis is a genus of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 15 species are recognized by ITIS. Others recognize as many as 21 species. 22 are listed here.

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22 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 22 known species

Southern Stiletto Snake

speciesAtractaspis bibronii

Israeli Mole Viper

speciesAtractaspis engaddensis

Peters' Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis fallax

Beaked Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis duerdeni

Anderson's Stiletto Snake

speciesAtractaspis andersonii

Variable Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis irregularis

Western Forest Stiletto Snake

speciesAtractaspis aterrima

Phillips' Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis phillipsi

Watson’s Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis watsoni

Dahomey Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis dahomeyensis

Congo Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis congica

Fat Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis corpulenta

Reticulate Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis reticulata

Boulenger's Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis boulengeri

Sahelian Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis micropholis

Magretti’s Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis magrettii

Engdahl's Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis engdahli

Ogaden Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis leucomelas

Somali Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis scorteccii

Branch's Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis branchi

Battersby's Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis battersbyi

Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp

speciesAtractaspis microlepidota

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 116635.