Aparallactus

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Aparallactus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Atractaspididae Genus: Aparallactus A. Smith, 1849

Common names: (none).

Aparallactus is a genus of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 11 species are recognized.^[1]

Contents 1 Species 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Species

Species[1]	Authority[1]	Subsp.*[1]	Common name	Geographic range
A. capensis	A. Smith, 1849	3
A. guentheri	Boulenger, 1895	0
A. jacksonii	(Günther, 1888)	0
A. lineatus	(Peters, 1870)	0
A. lunulatus	(Peters, 1854)	2
A. modestus	(Günther, 1859)	1
A. moeruensis	Witte & Laurent, 1943	0
A. niger	Boulenger, 1897	0
A. nigriceps	(Peters, 1854)	0
A. turneri	Loveridge, 1935	0
A. werneri	Boulenger, 1895	0

*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).

[edit] See also

• Snakebite.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Aparallactus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 5 September 2007.