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Centipede-eaters
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Centipede-eaters

Aparallactus

Aparallactus is a genus of rear-fanged venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 11 species are recognized.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 11 known species

Cape Centipede-Eater

speciesAparallactus capensis

Reticulated Centipede-Eater

speciesAparallactus lunulatus

Black Centipede-Eater

speciesAparallactus guentheri

Western Forest Centipede-eater

speciesAparallactus modestus

Jackson’s centipede-eater

speciesAparallactus jacksonii

Usambara Centipede-eater

speciesAparallactus werneri

Mozambique Centipede-Eater

speciesAparallactus nigriceps

Lined Centipede-eater

speciesAparallactus lineatus

Malindi Centipede-eater

speciesAparallactus turneri

West African Black Centipede-Eater

speciesAparallactus niger

Zaire Centipede-eater

speciesAparallactus moeruensis

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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 26340.