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Atractaspididae
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- Common names: Mole vipers, stiletto snakes, burrowing asps.
The Atractaspididae are a family of venomous snakes found in Africa and the Middle East. Currently, 12 genera are recognized.[1]
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This family includes many genera formerly classed in other families, on the basis of fang type. It includes fangless (aglyphous), rear-fanged (opisthoglyphous), fixed-fanged (proteroglyphous), and viper-like (solenoglyphous) species. Molecular and physiological data linking this family to others is ambiguous and often contradictory, which means the taxonomy of this family is highly contentious. The nominate family, Atractaspididae has itself been moved to and from other taxa, reinforcing the ambiguity of this family.
| Species[1] | Authority[1] | Genus[1] | Common name | Geographic range |
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| Amblyodipsas | Peters, 1857 | 9 | ||
| Aparallactus | A. Smith, 1849 | 11 | ||
| Atractaspis | A. Smith, 1849 | 15 | Stiletto snakes[1] | |
| Brachyophis | Mocquard, 1888 | 1 | ||
| Chilorhinophis | Werner, 1907 | 3 | ||
| Elapotinus | Jan, 1862 | 1 | ||
| Hypoptophis | Boulenger, 1896 | 1 | ||
| Macrelaps | Boulenger, 1896 | 1 | ||
| Micrelaps | Boettger, 1880 | 3 | ||
| Poecilopholis | Boulenger, 1903 | 1 | ||
| Polemon | Jan, 1858 | 13 | ||
| Xenocalamus | Günther, 1868 | 5 |
- List of atractaspidid species and subspecies.
- List of snakes -- Overview of all snake families.
- ^ a b c d e Atractaspididae (TSN 563895). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 17 August 2007.
- Atractaspididae at the New Reptile Database. Accessed 19 August 2007.
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| Chordata • Reptilia • Squamata | |
| Alethinophidia | Acrochordidae • Aniliidae • Anomochilidae • Atractaspididae • Boidae • Bolyeriidae • Colubridae • Cylindrophiidae • Elapidae • Loxocemidae • Pythonidae • Tropidophiidae • Uropeltidae • Viperidae • Xenopeltidae |
| Scolecophidia | Anomalepididae • Leptotyphlopidae • Typhlopidae |