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Afrotyphlops - Blind Snakes
Amblyodipsas - Purple-glossed Snakes

Natal Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas concolor)
Eastern Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas microphthalma microphthalma)
Soutpansberg Purple-glossed snake (Amblyodipsas microphthalma nigra)
Common Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis)
Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata)

Amplorhinus - Reed Snakes
Aparallactus - Centipede-eaters

Black-headed Centipede-eater (Aparallactus capensis)
Black Centipede-eater (Aparallactus guentheri)
Reticulated Centipede-eater (Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus)
Mozambique Centipede-eater (Aparallactus nigriceps)

Aspidelaps - Coral / Shield-nose Snakes
Atractaspis - Stiletto Snake

Bibron’s Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii)
Eastern Congo Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis congica orientalis)
Beaked Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis duerdeni)

Bitis - Adders
Boaedon - House Snakes

Brown House Snake (Boaedon capensis)
Zambezi House Snake (Boaedon fradei)
Bug-eyed House Snake (Boaedon mentalis)
Variegated House Snake (Boaedon variegatus)

Causus - Night Adders
Chilorhinophis - Burrowing Snake

Gerard’s Burrowing Snake (Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi)

Crotaphopeltis - Herald / Barotse Water Snake

Barotse Water Snake (Crotaphopeltis barotseensis)
Herald Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)

Dasypeltis - Egg-eaters
Dendroaspis - Mambas
Dipsadoboa - Tree Snakes

Marbled Tree Snake (Dipsadoboa aulica)
Broadley’s Cross-barred Tree Snake (Dipsadoboa flavida broadleyi)

Dipsina - Dwarf Beaked Snake
Dispholidus - Boomslang
Duberria - Slug-eaters
Elapsoidea - Garter Snakes

Boulenger’s Garter Snake (Elapsoidea boulengeri)
Günther’s Garter Snake (Elapsoidea guentheri)
Angola Garter Snake (Elapsoidea semiannulata semiannulata)
De Coster’s Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevallii decosteri)
Kalahari Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevallii fitzsimonsi)
Long-tailed Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevallii longicauda)
Highveld Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevallii media)
Sundevall’s Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevallii sundevallii)

Gracililima - Black File Snake
Hemachatus - Rinkhals
Hemirhagerrhis - Bark / Rock Snakes

Eastern Bark Snake (Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia)
Viperine Rock Snake (Hemirhagerrhis viperinus)

Homoroselaps - Harlequin Snakes
Hydrophis - Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platura)

Indotyphlops - Flowerpot Snake

Flowerpot Snake (Indotyphlops braminus)

Inyoka - Swazi Rock Snake
Lamprophis - House / Rock Snakes
Leptotyphlops - Thread Snakes

Distant’s Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops distanti)
Incognito Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops incognitus)
Jacobsen’s Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops jacobseni)
Black Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops nigricans)
Pungwe Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops pungwensis)
Eastern Cape Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus)
Peters’ Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops scutifrons scutifrons)
Forest Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops sylvicolus)
Tello’s Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops telloi)

Limaformosa - File Snakes

Common File Snake (Limaformosa capensis)
Angola File Snake (Limaformosa vernayi)

Limnophis - Swamp Snakes

Bangweulu Swamp Snake (Limnophis bangweolicus)

Lycodonomorphus - Olive / Water Snakes

Olive Snake (Lycodonomorphus inornatus)
Dusky-bellied Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus laevissimus)
Mulanje Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis)
Floodplain Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris)
Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus)

Lycophidion - Wolf Snakes

Common Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense capense)
Hellmich’s Wolf Snake (Lycophidion hellmichi)
Spotted Wolf Snake (Lycophidion multimaculatum)
Namibia Wolf Snake (Lycophidion namibianum)
Dwarf Wolf Snake (Lycophidion nanum)
Pygmy Wolf Snake (Lycophidion pygmaeum)
Bazaruto Wolf Snake (Lycophidion semiannule)
Variegated Wolf Snake (Lycophidion variegatum)

Meizodon - Semiornate Snake
Macrelaps - Natal Black Snakes
Montaspis - Cream Spotted Mountain Snake

Cream-spotted Mountain Snake (Montaspis gilvomaculata)

Mopanveldophis - Kunene Racer

Kunene Racer (Mopanveldophis zebrinus)

Myriopholis - Long-tailed Thread Snake

Long-tailed Thread Snake (Myriopholis longicauda)

Naja - Cobras
Namibiana - Thread Snakes

Slender Thread Snake (Namibiana gracilior)
Damara Thread Snake (Namibiana labialis)
Western Thread Snake (Namibiana occidentalis)

Natriciteres - Marsh Snakes

Olive Marsh Snake (Natriciteres olivacea)
Forest Marsh Snake (Natriciteres sylvatica)

Philothamnus - Green Snakes
Proatheris - Floodplain viper

Floodplain Viper (Proatheris superciliaris)

Prosymna - Shovel-snout Snakes

Angolan Shovel-snout (Prosymna angolensis)
Two-striped Shovel-snout (Prosymna bivittata)
South-western Shovel-snout (Prosymna frontalis)
Jan’s Shovel-snout (Prosymna janii)
Lined Shovel-snout (Prosymna lineata)
East African Shovel-snout (Prosymna stuhlmanni)
Sundevall’s Shovel-snout (Prosymna sundevallii)
Visser’s Shovel-snout (Prosymna visseri)

Psammophis - Sand / Grass Snakes

Dwarf Sand Snake (Psammophis angolensis)
Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)
Cross-marked Grass Snake (Psammophis crucifer)
Jalla’s Sand Snake (Psammophis jallae)
Cape Sand Snake (Psammophis leightoni)
Leopard Sand Snake (Psammophis leopardinus)
Lined Sand Snake (Psammophis lineatus)
Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)
Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis)
Karoo Sand Snake Psammophis notostictus)
Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis orientalis)
Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake (Psammophis subtaeniatus)
Western Sand Snake (Psammophis trigrammus)
Fork-marked Sand Snake (Psammophis trinasalis)

Psammophylax - Skaapstekers
Pseudaspis - Mole Snake
Python - Pythons

Anchieta’s Dwarf Python (Python anchietae)
Southern African Python (Python natalensis)

Pythonodipsas - Keeled Snakes
Rhamphiophis - Beaked Snake
Rhinotyphlops - Beaked Blind Snakes

Boyle’s Beaked Blind Snake (Rhinotyphlops boylei)
Delalande’s Beaked Blind Snake (Rhinotyphlops lalandei)
Schinz’s Beaked Blind Snake (Rhinotyphlops schinzi)

Telescopus - Tiger Snakes

Beetz’s Tiger Snake (Telescopus beetzii)
Damara Tiger Snake (Telescopus finkeldeyi)
Western Tiger Snake (Telescopus polystictus)
Eastern Tiger Snake (Telescopus semiannulatus)

Thelotornis - Vine Snakes

Southern Vine Snake (Thelotornis capensis capensis)
Oates’ Vine Snake (Thelotornis capensis oatesii)
Eastern Vine Snake (Thelotornis mossambicanus)

Xenocalamus - Quill-snouted Snakes

Waterberg Quill-snouted Snake  (Xenocalamus bicolor australis)
Bicoloured Quill-snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor)
Striped Quill-snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus)
Elongate Quill-snouted Snake (Xenocalamus mechowii)
Save Quill-snouted Snake (Xenocalamus sabiensis)
Speckled Quill-snouted Snake (Xenocalamus transvaalensis)

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