Mambas
Dendroaspis
Mambas are fast-moving, highly venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis (which literally means "tree asp") in the family Elapidae. Four extant species are recognized currently; three are essentially arboreal and green in colour, whereas the black mamba, Dendroaspis polylepis, is largely terrestrial and generally brown or grey in colour. All are native to various regions in sub-Saharan Africa, and all are feared throughout their ranges, especially the black mamba. Africans have many legends and stories about mambas.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Black Mamba
speciesDendroaspis polylepis
Eastern Green Mamba
speciesDendroaspis angusticeps
Jameson's Mamba
speciesDendroaspis jamesoni
Western Green Mamba
speciesDendroaspis viridis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 30404.