List of atractaspidid species and subspecies

This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Atractaspididae,^[1] otherwise referred to as African burrowing asps, stiletto snakes, or atractaspidids. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.^[2]

• Amblyodipsas
  • Amblyodipsas concolor
  • Amblyodipsas dimidiata
  • Amblyodipsas katangensis
    • Amblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi
    • Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensis
  • Amblyodipsas microphthalma
  • Amblyodipsas polylepis
    • Amblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii
    • Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis
  • Amblyodipsas rodhaini
  • Amblyodipsas teitana
  • Amblyodipsas unicolor
  • Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
• Aparallactus
  • Aparallactus capensis
    • Aparallactus capensis bocagii
    • Aparallactus capensis capensis
    • Aparallactus capensis luebberti
    • Aparallactus capensis punctatolineatus
  • Aparallactus guentheri
  • Aparallactus jacksonii
  • Aparallactus lineatus
  • Aparallactus lunulatus
    • Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus
    • Aparallactus lunulatus nigrocollaris
    • Aparallactus lunulatus scortecci
  • Aparallactus modestus
    • Aparallactus modestus modestus
    • Aparallactus modestus ubangensis
  • Aparallactus moeruensis
  • Aparallactus niger
  • Aparallactus nigriceps
  • Aparallactus turneri
  • Aparallactus werneri
• Atractaspis, Stiletto snakes
  • Atractaspis aterrima, Slender burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis battersbyi, Battersby's burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis bibronii, Bibron's burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis boulengeri, Central African burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeri
    • Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis
    • Atractaspis boulengeri mixta
    • Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti
    • Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei
    • Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti
  • Atractaspis coalescens, Black burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis congica, Congo burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis congica congica
    • Atractaspis congica leleupi
    • Atractaspis congica orientalis
  • Atractaspis corpulenta, Fat burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis corpulenta corpulenta
    • Atractaspis corpulenta kivuensis
    • Atractaspis corpulenta leucura
  • Atractaspis dahomeyensis, Dahomey burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis duerdeni, Duerden's burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis engdahli, Engdahl's burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis irregularis, Variable burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis irregularis angeli
    • Atractaspis irregularis bipostocularis
    • Atractaspis irregularis irregularis
    • Atractaspis irregularis parkeri
    • Atractaspis irregularis uelensis
  • Atractaspis leucomelas, Ogaden burrowing asp
  • Atractaspis microlepidota, Small-scaled burring asp
    • Atractaspis microlepidota andersonii
    • Atractaspis microlepidota microlepidota
  • Atractaspis reticulata, Reticulate burrowing asp
    • Atractaspis reticulata brieni
    • Atractaspis reticulata heterochilus
    • Atractaspis reticulata reticulata
  • Atractaspis scorteccii, Somali burrowing asp
• Brachyophis
  • Brachyophis revoili
    • Brachyophis revoili cornii
    • Brachyophis revoili krameri
    • Brachyophis revoili revoili
• Chilorhinophis
  • Chilorhinophis butleri
  • Chilorhinophis carpenteri
    • Chilorhinophis carpenteri carpenteri
    • Chilorhinophis carpenteri liwalensis
  • Chilorhinophis gerardi
    • Chilorhinophis gerardi gerardi
    • Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikae
• Elapotinus, Jan's snake
  • Elapotinus picteti, Jan's snake
• Hypoptophis
  • Hypoptophis wilsoni
• Macrelaps
  • Macrelaps microlepidotus
• Micrelaps
  • Micrelaps bicoloratus, Kenya two-headed snake
    • Micrelaps bicoloratus bicoloratus
    • Micrelaps bicoloratus moyeri
  • Micrelaps muelleri, Muller's snake
  • Micrelaps vaillanti, Somali two-headed snake
• Poecilopholis
  • Poecilopholis cameronensis
• Polemon
  • Polemon acanthias
  • Polemon barthii
  • Polemon bocourti
  • Polemon christyi
  • Polemon collaris
    • Polemon collaris brevior
    • Polemon collaris collaris
    • Polemon collaris longior
  • Polemon fulvicollis
    • Polemon fulvicollis fulvicollis
    • Polemon fulvicollis gracilis
    • Polemon fulvicollis graveri
    • Polemon fulvicollis laurenti
  • Polemon gabonensis
    • Polemon gabonensis gabonensis
    • Polemon gabonensis schmidti
  • Polemon gracilis
  • Polemon griseiceps
  • Polemon leopoldi
  • Polemon neuwiedi
  • Polemon notatus
    • Polemon notatus aemulans
    • Polemon notatus notatus
  • Polemon robustus
• Xenocalamus
  • Xenocalamus bicolor
    • Xenocalamus bicolor australis
    • Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor
    • Xenocalamus bicolor concavorostralis
    • Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus
    • Xenocalamus bicolor machadoi
    • Xenocalamus bicolor maculatus
  • Xenocalamus mechowii
    • Xenocalamus mechowii inornatus
    • Xenocalamus mechowii mechowii
  • Xenocalamus michelli
  • Xenocalamus sabiensis
  • Xenocalamus transvaalensis, Transvaal quillsnout snake