Atractaspididae
Also known as: African Burrowing Asps, Atractaspidid Snakes, Atractaspidinos, Gleboryjcowate, Kiiltokäärmeet, Norozmijovité, Stiletto Snakes, Stilletoslangen
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Squamata |
| Family | Atractaspididae |
| Genera | 12 |
| Species records held | 73 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 160 |
| GBIF key | 5127 |
Genera in Atractaspididae
- Atractaspis — 23 species: Atractaspis andersonii, Atractaspis aterrima, Atractaspis battersbyi, Atractaspis bibronii, Atractaspis boulengeri, Atractaspis branchi, Atractaspis congica, Atractaspis corpulenta
- Polemon — 14 species: Polemon acanthias, Polemon ater, Polemon barthii, Polemon bocourti, Polemon christyi, Polemon collaris, Polemon fulvicollis, Polemon gabonensis
- Aparallactus — 11 species: Aparallactus capensis, Aparallactus guentheri, Aparallactus jacksonii, Aparallactus lineatus, Aparallactus lunulatus, Aparallactus modestus, Aparallactus moeruensis, Aparallactus niger
- Amblyodipsas — 9 species: Amblyodipsas concolor, Amblyodipsas dimidiata, Amblyodipsas katangensis, Amblyodipsas microphthalma, Amblyodipsas polylepis, Amblyodipsas rodhaini, Amblyodipsas teitana, Amblyodipsas unicolor
- Xenocalamus — 5 species: Xenocalamus bicolor, Xenocalamus mechowii, Xenocalamus michelli, Xenocalamus sabiensis, Xenocalamus transvaalensis
- Micrelaps — 3 species: Micrelaps bicoloratus, Micrelaps muelleri, Micrelaps vaillanti
- Chilorhinophis — 2 species: Chilorhinophis butleri, Chilorhinophis gerardi
- Homoroselaps — 2 species: Homoroselaps dorsalis, Homoroselaps lacteus
- Brachyophis — 1 species: Brachyophis revoili
- Hypoptophis — 1 species: Hypoptophis wilsonii
- Macrelaps — 1 species: Macrelaps microlepidotus
- Poecilopholis — 1 species: Poecilopholis cameronensis
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.