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1 The following is a work in progress and is intended to be a printable quick reference for the venomous snakes of the world. There are a few areas in which common names are needed and various disputes occur due to the nature of such a list, and it will of course be continually changing and updated. And nearly all species have many common names, but tried it simple and hopefully one for each will suffice. I also did not include snakes such as Heterodon ( Hognoses), mostly because I have to draw the line somewhere. Disclaimer: I am not a taxonomist, that being said, I did my best to try and put together an accurate list using every available resource. However, it must be made very clear that a list of this nature will always have disputes within, and THIS particular list is meant to reflect common usage instead of pioneering the field. I put this together at the request of several individuals new to the venomous endeavor, and after seeing some very blatant mislabels in the classifieds…I do hope it will be of some use, it prints out beautifully and I keep my personal copy in a three ring binder for quick access…I honestly thought I knew more than I did…LOL… to my surprise, I learned a lot while compiling this list and I hope you will as well when you use it…I also would like to thank the following people for their suggestions and much needed help: Dr.Wolfgang Wuster , Mark Oshea, and Dr. Brian Greg Fry. Best wishes Sierra VENOMOUS SPECIES OF THE WORLD COMPILED BY SIERRA Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Superfamily: Xenophidia Families: Atracaspididae Subfamily: Atractaspidinae Aparallactinae Colubridae Elapidae

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The following is a work in progress and is intended to be a printable quick reference for thevenomous snakes of the world. There are a few areas in which common names are needed andvarious disputes occur due to the nature of such a list, and it will of course be continuallychanging and updated. And nearly all species have many common names, but tried it simple andhopefully one for each will suffice. I also did not include snakes such as Heterodon ( Hognoses),mostly because I have to draw the line somewhere.

Disclaimer: I am not a taxonomist, that being said, I did my best to try and put together anaccurate list using every available resource. However, it must be made very clear that a list ofthis nature will always have disputes within, and THIS particular list is meant to reflectcommon usage instead of pioneering the field. I put this together at the request of severalindividuals new to the venomous endeavor, and after seeing some very blatant mislabels inthe classifieds…I do hope it will be of some use, it prints out beautifully and I keep mypersonal copy in a three ring binder for quick access…I honestly thought I knew more than Idid…LOL… to my surprise, I learned a lot while compiling this list and I hope you will aswell when you use it…I also would like to thank the following people for their suggestionsand much needed help: Dr.Wolfgang Wuster , Mark Oshea, and Dr. Brian Greg Fry.

Best wishes Sierra

VENOMOUS SPECIES OF THE WORLDCOMPILED BY SIERRA

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Serpentes

Superfamily: Xenophidia

Families: Atracaspididae Subfamily: Atractaspidinae Aparallactinae

Colubridae Elapidae

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Subfamily: Hydrophiidae

Viperidae Subfamily:Azemiopinae

Subfamily:Crotalinae Subfamily: Viperinae

Subfamily: Causiae

Family Viperidae (Vipers and Pit Vipers)

Subfamily Azemiopinae

Azemiops

SubfamilyCausinaeCausus

Subfamily Crotalinae (Pit Vipers)

AgkistrodonAtropoidesBothriechisBothriopsisBothrocophiasBothrops

CalloselasmaCerrophidionCrotalusDeinagkistrodonErmia

GloydiusHypnaleLachesisOphryacusOvophis

PorthidiumProtobothropsSistrurusTrimeresurusTropidolaemus

Subfamily Viperinae (Pitless Vipers)

AdenorhinosAtherisBitisCerastes

DaboiaEchisEristicophis

MacroviperaMontatherisProatheris

PseudocerastesVipera

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Family Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes etc.)

AspidelapsBoulengerinaBungarusCalliophisDendroaspis

ElapsoideaHemachatusHemibungarusHomoroselapsMaticora

MicruroidesMicrurusNajaOphiophagusParanaja

PseudohajeWalterinnesia

Subfamily Hydrophiinae(Australasian and marine Elapids)

AcalyptophisAcanthophisAipysurusAspidomorphusAstrotiaAustrelapsCacophisDemansiaDenisoniaDisteiraDrysdaliaEchiopsis

ElapognathusEmydocephalusEnhydrinaEphalophisFurinaHemiaspisHoplocephalusHydrelapsHydrophisKeriliaKolpophisLapemis

LaticaudaLoveridgelapsMicropechisNotechisOgmodonOxyuranusPailsusParahydrophisParapistocalamusPelamisPraescutata

Pseudechis PseudonajaRhinoplocephalusSalomonelapsSimoselapsSutaThalassophinaThalassophisToxicocalamusTropidechisVermicella

Family Atracaspididae(Mole vipers/Stiletto Snakes)

Subfamily AtractaspidinaeAtractaspis

Subfamily AparallactinaeAmblyodipsasAparallactusBrachyophisChilorhinophis

MacrelapsPolemonXenocalamus

HypoptophisMicrelapsElapotinus

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Family Colubridae(listing only the rear-fanged venomous snakes)

(The arrangement of Colubridae is currently suited to common usage, however, changes in the entire Family andsubfamilies are inevitable in the future, thus changing this arrangement)

Subfamily CloubrinaeBoigaDispholidusThelotornisSubfamily NatricinaeRhabdophisSubfamily PsammophiinaeMalpolonSubfamily XenodontinaeHydrodynastesPhilodryasTachymenis

Family Viperidae (pit vipers and vipers)

Subfamily Azemiopinae

Azemiops

Azimiops fea common name: Fea’s viper Subspecies: none

Subfamily Crotalinae(pit vipers)

AgkistrodonAgkistrodon bilineatus Common name: Cantils Subspecies:Agkistrodon bilineatus bilineatus Common name: Mexican CantilAgkistrodon bilineatus howardgloydi Common name: Costa Rican CantilAgkistrodon bilineatus lemosespinali Common name:Agkistrodon bilineatus russeolus Common name: Yucatan Cantil

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Agkistrodon contortrix Subspecies:Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix Common name: Southern copperheadAgkistrodon contortrix mokasen Common name: Northern copperheadAgkistrodon contortrix laticinctus Common name: Broad-banded copperheadAgkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster Common name: Osage copperheadAgkistrodon contortrix pictigaster Common name: Transpecos copperhead

Agkistrodon piscivorusSubspecies:Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti Common name: Florida cottonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma Common name: Western cotonmouthAgkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus Common name: Eastern cottonmouth

Agkistrodon taylori Common name: Taylors cantil/Ornate Cantil

AtropoidesAtropoides nummifer Common name:Jumping Pit ViperSubspecies:Atropoides nummifer mexicanus Common name:Mexican Jumping Pit ViperAtropoides nummifer nummifer Common name:Jumping Pit ViperAtropoides nummifer occiduus Common name:Western Jumping Pit Viper

Atropoides olmec Common name -Olmecan Pit Viper- Subspecies:none

Atropoides picadoi Common name Picado's Pit Viper Subspecies:none

BothriechisBothriechis aurifer Common name: Yellow-blotched Palm Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis bicolor Common name: Guatemala Palm Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis lateralisCommon name: Coffee Palm Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis marchi Common name: March's Palm Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis nigroviridis Common name: Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis rowleyi Common name: Rowley's Palm Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis schlegelii Common name: Eyelash Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriechis supraciliaris- Common name: Subspecies: none

Bothriechis thalassinus- Common name: Subspecies: none

Bothriopsis( Many authors reguard species of this group as part of Bothrops)

Bothriopsis bilineata Common name:Green Jararaca/Two striped Forest Pit viper

Subspecies:

Bothriopsis bilineata bilineata Common name:

Bothriopsis bilineata smaragdina Common name:

Bothriopsis medusa Common name: Venezuela Forest Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriopsis oligolepis Common name: Inca Forest Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriopsis peruviana Common name: Peru Forest Pit Viper Subspecies: none

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Bothriopsis pulchra Common name:Ecuadorian/Andean Forest Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriopsis punctata Common name: Chocoan Forest Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Bothriopsis taeniata Common name: Speckled Forest Pit Viper

Subspecies:Bothriopsis taeniata taeniata Common name:Bothriopsis taeniata lichenosa Common name:

BothrocophiasBothrocophias campbelli Common name-Dusky Lancehead :Subspecies: none

Bothrocophias hyoprora Common name-Amazonian Hog-nosed pit viper Subspecies: none

Bothrocophias microphthalmus Common name: Small-eyed Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrocophias myersi Common name: Myer’s Lancehead Subspecies: none

BothropsBothrops alcatraz Common name:Alcatrazes Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops alternatus Common name: Urutu Subspecies: none

Bothrops ammodytoides Common name: Longnose Lancehead, Patagonian Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops andianus - Common name: Andean Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops asper Common name: Terciopelo, Barba Amarilla Subspecies: none

Bothrops atrox - Common name: Common Lancehead, Fer-de-Lance Subspecies: none

Bothrops barnetti - Common name: Barnett's Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops brazili -Common name: Brazil's Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops cambelli-Common name: Subspecies: none

Bothrops caribbaeus-Common name: Saint Lucia Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops colombianus- Common name: Colombian Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops colombiensis- Common name: Wolfgang’s Lancehead :0) Subspecies: none

Bothrops cotiara - Common name: Cotiara Subspecies: none

Bothrops erythromelas - Common name: Caatinga Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops fonsecai - Common name: Fonseca's Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops iglesiasi -Common name: Sertao Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops insularis - Common name: Golden Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops itapetiningae -Common name: Sao Paulo Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops jararaca - Common name: Jararaca Subspecies: none

Bothrops jararacussu -Common name: JararacussuSubspecies: none

Bothrops jonathani - Common name: Jonathan's Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops lanceolatus - Common name: Martinique Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops leucurus Common name: Whitetail Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops lojanus -Common name: Lojan Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops marajoensis -Common name: Marajó Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops moojeni -Common name: Brazilian Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops muriciensis- Common name: Bothrops neuwiedi - Common name: Jararaca Pintada, Neuwied’s Lancehead

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Subspecies:

Bothrops neuwiedi bolivianusBothrops neuwiedi diporusBothrops neuwiedi goyazensisBothrops neuwiedi lutzi-Common name: Lutz LanceheadBothrops neuwiedi matogrossensisBothrops neuwiedi meridionalisBothrops neuwiedi neuwiedi Common name: Neuwieds LanceheadBothrops neuwiedi paranaensisBothrops neuwiedi pauloensisBothrops neuwiedi piauhyensisBothrops neuwiedi pubescensBothrops neuwiedi urutu

Bothrops pictus - Common name: Desert Lancehead- Subspecies: none

Bothrops pirajai -Common name: Piraja's Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops roedingeri-Common name: Roedinger’s Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops sanctaecrucis Common name: Bolivian Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops venezuelensis -Common name: Venezuela Lancehead Subspecies: none

Bothrops xanthogrammus-Common name: Copes Lancehead(may be syn. with B. asper) Subspecies:none

CalloselasmaCalloselasma rhodostoma -Common name: Malayan Pit Viper Subspecies:none

CerrophidionCerrophidion barbouri -Common name: Barbour's Montane Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Cerrophidion godmani - Common name: Godman's Montane Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Cerrophidion petlalcalensis-Common name: Subspecies: none

Cerrophidion tzotzilorum -Common name: Tzotzil Montane Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Crotalus

Crotalus adamanteus Common name: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus aquilus - Common name: Queretaran Dusky/ Blotched Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus atrox Common name: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus basiliscus - Common name: Basilisk Rattlesnake/ Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake Subspecies:none

Crotalus catalinensis -Common name: Catalina Island Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus cerastes - Common name: Sidewinder

Subspecies:

Crotalus cerastes cerastes Common name: Mojave Desert sidewinderCrotalus cerastes cercobombus Common name: Sonoran Desert sidewinder

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Crotalus cerastes laterorepens Common name: Colorado Desert sidewinder

Crotalus durissus Common name: Cascabel Rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus durissus cascavella Common name: Northeastern Brazilian rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus collilineatus Common name: Central Brazilian rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus culminatus Common name: Northwestern Neotropical rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus cumanensis Common name: Venezuelan rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus dryinas Common name: Guianian rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus durissus Common name: Neotropical rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus marajoensis Common name: Marajoan rattlesnake Crotalus durissus ruruima Common name: Mt. Roriama rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus terrificus Common name: South American rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus totonacus Common name: Totonacan rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus trigonicus Common name: Rupunini rattlesnakeCrotalus durissus tzabcan Common name: Yucatan Neotropical rattlesnake

Crotalus enyo - Common name: Lower California Rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus enyo cerralvensis Common name: Cerralvo Island Diamond rattlesnakeCrotalus enyo enyo Common name: Baja California rattlesnake

Crotalus enyo furvus Common name: Rosario rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus atricaudatus Common name: Canebrake rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus horridus horridus Common name: Canebrake rattlesnake, Timber rattlesnake Subspecies:none (southern populations sometimes referred to as a separate subspecies, C.h. atricaudatus.)

Crotalus intermedius Common name: Mexican Smallhead Rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus intermedius gloydi Common name: Oaxacan Small Headed rattlesnake

Crotalus intermedius intermedius Common name: Totalcan Small Headed rattlesnake

Crotalus intermedius omiltemanus Common name: Omilteman Small Headed rattlesnake

Crotalus lannomi -Common name: Autlan Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus lepidus –common name: Rock rattlesnake

-Subspecies:

Crotalus lepidus klauberi Common name: Banded Rock rattlesnakeCrotalus lepidus lepidus Common name: Mottled Rock rattlesnakeCrotalus lepidus maculosus Common name: Durango Rock rattlesnakeCrotalus lepidus morulus Common name: Tamaulipan Rock rattlesnake

Crotalus mitchelli Common name: speckled rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus mitchellii angelensis Common name: Angel de la Guarda Island Speckled rattlesnake-Sometimesrecognised as a separate species(highly questionable in my view-WW)Crotalus mitchellii mitchellii Common name: San Lucan Speckled rattlesnake

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Crotalus mitchellii muertensis Common name: El Muerto Island rattlesnake- Sometimes recognised as a separatespecies(highly questionable in my view-WW) Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Common name: Southwestern Speckled rattlesnakeCrotalus mitchellii stephensi Common name: Panamint rattlesnake

Crotalus molossus Common name: Black Tailed Rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus molossus estebanensis Common name: San Esteban Island Blacktail rattlesnake- Sometimes recognised asa separate species(highly questionable in my view-WW) Crotalus molossus molossus Common name: Northern Blacktail rattlesnakeCrotalus molossus nigrescens Common name: Mexican Blacktail rattlesnakeCrotalus molossus oaxacus Common name: Oaxacan Blacktail rattlesnake

Crotalus polystictus -Common name: Mexican Lancehead Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus priceiSubspecies:

Crotalus pricei pricei Common name: Western Twin Spotted rattlesnakeCrotalus pricei miquihuanus Common name: Eastern Twin Spotted rattlesnake

Crotalus pusillus -Common name: Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus ruber Common name: Red Rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus ruber ruber Common name: Red Diamond rattlesnake

Crotalus ruber lorenzoensis Common name: San Lorenzo Island Diamond rattlesnake- Sometimes recognised as aseparate species(highly questionable in my view-WW) Crotalus ruber lucasensis Common name: San Lucan Island Diamond rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus Common name: Mojave (Green) Rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus scutulatus salvini Common name: Humantlan rattlesnakeCrotalus scutulatus scutulatus Common name: Mojave rattlesnake

Crotalus stejnegeri - Common name: Longtail Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus tigris -Common name: Tiger Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus tortugensis - Common name: Tortuga Island Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus transversus - Common name: Cross-banded Mountain Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus triseriatus Common name:

Subspecies:

Crotalus triseriatus armstrongi Common name: Mexican Dusky rattlesnake

Crotalus triseriatus triseriatus Common name: Central Plateau Dusky rattlesnake

Crotalus unicolor Common name: Aruba Island Rattlesnake Subspecies: none

Crotalus vegrandis -Common name: Uracoan Rattlesnake Subspecies: none(ssp. Of durissus???)

Crotalus viridis – Common name: western rattlesnake(Taxonomy of C.viridis remains

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unresolved???)Remains in a state of flux. Recognising oregamus(for the western forms) and viridis(for the easternforms) as separate species is probably above debate by now.

Subspecies:

Crotalus viridis abyssus Common name: Grand canyon rattlesnake probably syn. of C. oreganus lutosusCrotalus viridis caliginis Common name: Coronado Island rattlesnake—syn. of C.organus helleriCrotalus viridis cerberus Common name: Aizona black rattlesnake—full species status????Crotalus viridis concolor Common name: Midget faded rattlesnake—full species status???Crotalus viridis helleri Common name: South pacific rattlesnake----full species status???Crotalus viridis lutosus Common name: Great basin rattlesnakeCrotalus viridis nuntius Common name: Hopi rattlesnake----syn. of C. v.viridisCrotalus viridis oreganus Common name: North pacific rattlesnake---full species status???Crotalus viridis viridis Common name: Praire rattlesnake

Crotalus willardi Common name: Ridgenose rattlesnake

Subspecies:

Crotalus willardi amabilis Common name: Del Nido Ridgenose rattlesnakeCrotalus willardi meridionalis Common name: Southern Ridgenose rattlesnakeCrotalus willardi obscurus Common name: New Mexican Ridgenose rattlesnakeCrotalus willardi silus Common name: Western Chihuahuan Ridgenose rattlesnakeCrotalus willardi willardi Common name: Arizona Ridgenose rattlesnake

DeinagkistrodonDeinagkistrodon acutus -Common name: Chinese Moccasin/Snorkel nose viper Subspecies: none

ErmiaErmia mangshanensis-Common name:Mount Mang Pitviper, Iron-head snake :Subspecies: none

GloydiusGloydius blomhoffi Common name: Mamushi

Subspecies:

Gloydius blomhoffii blomhoffii Common name: MamushiGloydius blomhoffi brevicaudusGloydius blomhoffii dubitatusGloydius blomhoffii siniticus Common name: Yangtze Mamushi

Gloydius halys -Common name: Halys Pit Viper, Siberian Pit viper

Subspecies:

Gloydius halys affinisGloydius halys boehmeiGloydius halys caraganusGloydius halys caucasicusGloydius halys cognatusGloydius halys halys Common name: Siberian Pit ViperGloydius halys mogoiGloydius halys liupanensisGloydius halys intermedius

Gloydius himalayanus-Common name: Himalayan pit viper: Subspecies: none

Gloydius intermedius –Common name: Central Asian Pit viper

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Subspecies:

Gloydius intermedius intermedius Common name: Asian Pit viperGloydius intermedius caucasicusGloydius intermedius stejnegeri

Gloydius monticola- Common name: Likiang Pit viper :Subspecies: none

Gloydius saxatilis-Common name: Rock Mamushi, Sanganku Mamushi :Subspecies: none

Gloydius shedaoensis-Common name:Snake Island Mamushi, Shedao Mamushi Subspecies: none

Gloydius strauchi-Common name: Tibetan Mamushi Subspecies: none

Gloydius tsushimaensis- Common name: Tsushima Mamushi Subspecies: none

Gloydius ussuriensis-Common name: Ussuri Mamushi Subspecies: none

HypnaleHypnale hypnale- Common name: Hump-nosed Moccasin Subspecies: none

Hypnale nepa -Common name: Sri Lanka Humpnose Viper Subspecies: none

Hypnale walli Common name: Wall's Humpnose Viper Subspecies: none

LachesisLachesis melanocephala Common name: Costa Rican/Black-headed Bushmaster Subspecies: none

Lachesis muta - Common name: South American Bushmaster, Amazonian BushmasterSubspecies:Lachesis muta muta Common name: South American Bushmaster, MatabueyLachesis muta rhombeata Common name: Atlantic Coastal Bushmaster

Lachesis stenophrys Common name: Central American Bushmaster Subspecies: none

OphryacusOphryacus melanurus-Common name: Black-tailed Montane PitViper Subspecies: none

Ophryacus undulatus -Common name: Mexican Horned Pit Viper Subspecies: none

OvophisOvophis chaseni - Common name: Mount Kinabalu Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Ovophis monticola - Common name: Chinese Mountain Pit Viper

Subspecies:

Ovophis monticola convictusOvophis monticola monticola Common name: Mountain Pit ViperOvophis monticola makazayazayaOvophis monticola orientalisOvophis monticola zhaokentangiOvophis monticola zayuensis Common name: Tibetan Mountain Pit Viper

Ovophis okinavensis - Common name:Ryukyu Island Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Ovophis tonkinensis-Common name: Tonking Pit Viper Subspecies: none

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PorthidiumPorthidium dunni Common name: Dunn's Hognose Viper Subspecies: none

Porthidium hespere - Common name: Western Hognose Viper Subspecies: none

Porthidium lansbergii Common name: Lansberg Hognose Pit Viper

Subspecies:

Porthidium lansbergii arcosaePorthidium lansbergii hutmanniPorthidium lansbergii lansbergii Common name: Lansberg’s Hognose Pit ViperPorthidium lansbergii rozei

Porthidium nasutum -Common name: Hognosed Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Porthidium ophryomegas -Common name: Slender Hognose Viper Subspecies: none

Porthidium volcanicum- Common name: Subspecies: none

Porthidium yucatanicum Common name: Yucatán Hognose Viper Subspecies: none

ProtobothropsProtobothrops elegans -Common name: Sakishima Habu Subspecies: none

Protobothrops flavoviridis Common name:

Subspecies:

Protobothrops flavoviridis flavoviridis Common name: HabuProtobothrops flavoviridis tinkhami

Protobothrops jerdonii Common name: Jerdon’s pit viper

Subspecies:

Protobothrops jerdonii jerdoniiProtobothrops jerdonii meridionalisProtobothrops jerdonii xanthomelasVietnamese tree viper

Protobothrops kaulbacki-Common name: Chinese habu, Taiwanese pit viper Subspecies: none

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Common name: Chinese slender habu, Formosan Habu Subspecies:none

Protobothrops strigatus -Common name: Horseshoe Pit viper Subspecies: none

Protobothrops tokarensis- Common name: Xiangcheng Pit viper, Xiangcheng Iron head snakeSubspecies: none

SistrurusSistrurus catenatus Common name: Massasauga Subspecies:

Sistrurus catenatus catenatus Common name: Eastern MassasaugaSistrurus catenatus edwardsi Common name: Desert MassasaugaSistrurus catenatus tergeminus Common name: Western Massasauga

Sistrurus miliarius Common name: Pygmy rattlesnake

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Subspecies:

Sistrurus miliarius barbouri Common name: Dusky pygmy rattlesnakeSistrurus miliarius miliarius Common name: Carolina pygmy rattlesnakeSistrurus miliarius streckeri Common name: Western pygmy rattlesnake

Sistrurus ravus - Common name: Mexican Massasauga

Subspecies:

Sistrurus ravus brunneus Common name: Oaxacan Pigmy rattlesnake

Sistrurus ravus exiguus Common name: Guerreran Pigmy rattlesnakeSistrurus ravus lutescens Common name: Sistrurus ravus ravus Common name: Central Plateau Pigmy rattlesnake

TriceratolepidophisTriceratolepidophis sieversorum Common name: ? Subspecies: none

TrimeresurusTrimeresurus albolabris Common name: White-lipped Tree Viper

Subspecies:

Trimeresurus albolabris albolabris

Trimeresurus andersonii -Common name: Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus borneensis -Common name: Borneo Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus brongersmai - Common name: Brongersma's Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus cantori Common name: Cantor's Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus cornutus - Common name: Horned Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus erythrurus - Common name: Redtail Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus fasciatus Common name: Banded Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus Common name: Habu

Subspecies:

Trimeresurus flavomaculatus flavomaculatus Common name: Philippine Pit ViperTrimeresurus flavomaculatus halieusTrimeresurus flavomaculatus mcgregori Common name: McGregor’s Pit Viper

Trimeresurus gracilis -Common name: Kikuchi Habu Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus gramineus - Common name: Common Bamboo Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus gumprechti-Common name: Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus hageni Common name: Indonesian Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus insularis

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Trimeresurus kanburiensis Common name: Kanburi Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus karanshahi –Common name: Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus labialis - Common name: Island Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus macgrefori Common name:Phillippine tree viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus macrolepis Common name: Large-scaled Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus macrops Common name: Kramer's Pit Viper/Big eyed tree viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus malabaricus Common name: Malabarian Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus malcolmi-Common name: ? Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus medoensis Common name: Green Bamboo Leaf Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus popeiorum - Common name: Popes Tree Viper

Subspecies:

Trimeresurus popeiorum baratiTrimeresurus popeiorum popeiorumTrimeresurus popeiorum sabahi

Trimeresurus puniceus Common name: Ashy Pit Viper/Flat nose viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus Common name: Mangrove Viper/purple spotted pitviperSubspecies: none

Trimeresurus schultzei Common name: Schultze's Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus septentrionalis Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus stejnegeri Common name: Chinese Green Tree Viper

Subspecies:

Trimeresurus stejnegeri chenbihuiiTrimeresurus stejnegeri kodairaiTrimeresurus stejnegeri makii

Trimeresurus sumatranus Common name: Sumatra Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus tibetanus - Common name: Tibetan Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus trigonocephalus Common name: Ceylon Pit Viper/Sri Lanken palm viper Subspecies:none

Trimeresurus venustus Common name:Kanburi pitviper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus vogeli –Common name: Vogels Green Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus xiangchengensis Common name: Szechwan Pit Viper Subspecies: none

Trimeresurus yunnanensis-Common name: Subspecies: none

TropidolaemusTropidolaemus huttoni-Common name: Subspecies: none

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Tropidolaemus wagleri common name: Waglers palm viperSubspecies: Tropidolaemus wagleri alboviridisTropidolaemus wagleri subannulatusTropidolaemus wagleri wagleri

SubFamilyViperinae (pitless vipers)

Adenorhinos

AtherisAtheris acuminata common name: Acuminate Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris broadleyicommon name:Broadley’s Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris barbouri Common name: Uzungwe Mountain Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris ceratophoracommon name: Horned Bush viper Subspecies: none

Atheris chlorechiscommon name: Western Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris desaixi common name: Mount Kenya Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris hirsutacommon name:Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris hispida common name: Hairy Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris katangensis common name: Katanga mt. Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris nitschei common name: Great Lakes Bush Viper(Sedge Viper) Subspecies: none

Atheris rungweensis—common name:Rungwe Bush Viper Subspecies: none

Atheris squamigera common name:Variable Bush Viper

Subspecies:

Atheris squamiger squamiger common name:Green Bush ViperAtheris squamiger robustus

Atheris subocularis Southwest Cameroon Bush Viper Subspecies: none

BitisBitis albanica common name: Albany adder Subspecies: none

Bitis arietans Common name: Cape Puff Adder

Subspecies:

Bitis arietans arietansBitis arietans somalica Common name: Somali Puff Adder

Bitis armata Common name: Southern Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis atropos Common name: Berg Adder

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Subspecies:

Bitis atropos atroposBitis atropos unicolor

Bitis caudalis Common name: Horned Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis cornuta Common name: Many-horned Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis gabonica Common name: Gaboon Adder/Viper

Subspecies:

Bitis gabonica gabonica Common name: East African Gaboon Adder/ViperBitis gabonica rhinoceros Common name: West African Gaboon Adder/Viper

Bitis heraldica Common name: Bocage's Horned Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis inornata Common name: Plain Mountain Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis nasicornis - Common name: Rhinoceros Viper Subspecies: none

Bitis parviocula Common name: Ethiopia Viper Subspecies: none

Bitis peringueyi Common name: Peringuey's Adder, Dwarf Puff Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis rubida Common name: Red Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis schneideri Common name: Namaqua Dwarf Adder Subspecies: none

Bitis worthingtoni Common name: Kenya Horned Viper Subspecies: none

Bitis xeropaga Common name: Desert Mountain Adder Subspecies: none

Subfamily Causinae

CaususCausus bilineatus Common name: Two-lined Night Adder Subspecies: none

Causus defilippii Common name: Snouted Night Adder Subspecies: none

Causus lichtensteinii-Common name: Subspecies: none

Causus maculatus Common name: Spotted Night Adder Subspecies: none

Causus resimus - Common name: Green Night Adder Subspecies: none

Causus rhombeatus - Common name: Common Or Rhombic Night Adder Subspecies: none

CerastesCerastes cerastes Common name: Desert Horned Viper/Sidwinder

Subspecies:

Cerastes cerastes cerastes Common name: Sahara Horned Viper Cerastes cerastes hoofieni

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Cerastes gasperettii Common name: Subspecies:

Cerastes gasperetti mendelssohniCerastes gasperettii gasperettii Common name: Arabian Horned Viper

Cerastes vipera Common name: Sahara Sand Viper Subspecies: none

DaboiaDaboia deserti –Common name: Subspecies: none

Daboia mauritanica-Common name: Subspecies: none

Daboia palaestinae Common name: Palestine Viper Subspecies: none

Daboia russelii -Common name: Russels Viper

Subspecies:

Daboia russellii russellii Daboia russellii siamensis

EchisEchis carinatusCommon name: Saw-scaled Viper, African Carpet Viper/Israeli Saw-scaled Viper

Subspecies:

Echis carinatus astolaeEchis carinatus carinatusCommon name: Indian Carpet ViperEchis carinatus sinhaleyus Echis carinatus multisquamatus

Echis coloratus Common name: Palestine Saw-scaled Viper Subspecies:n

Echis hughesi Common name: Hughes' Saw-scaled Viper Subspecies: none

Echis jogeri Common name: Joger's Saw-scaled Viper Subspecies: none

Echis leucogaster Common name: Roman's Saw-scaled Viper, White Bellied Carpet viper Subspecies: none

Echis megalocephalus Common name: Cherlin's Saw-scaled Viper Subspecies: none

Echis multisquamatus- Common name: Central Asian Saw-scaled viper Subspecies: none

Echis ocellatus Common name: West African Saw-scaled Viper Subspecies: none

Echis pyramidum Common name: Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper/Carpet viper

Subspecies:

Echis pyramidum pyramidum Common name: East African carpet viperEchis pyramidum aliaborri Common name: Red carpet viperEchis pyramidum leakeyiEchis pyramidum lucidus

Echis sochurecki-Common name: Sochureks Saw scaled/carpet viper(may or may not have full speciesstatus) Subspecies: none

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EristicophisEristicophis macmahoni Common name: McMahons Desert Viper Subspecies: none

MacroviperaMacrovipera lebetina Common name: Levantine Viper

Subspecies:

Macrovipera lebetina lebetinaMacrovipera lebetina cernoviMacrovipera lebetina obtusaMacrovipera lebetina peilei [questionable subspecies]Macrovipera lebetina transmediterraneaMacrovipera lebetina turanica

Macrovipera schweizeri-Common name: Subspecies: none

MontatherisMontatheris hindii Common name: Montane Viper Subspecies: none

ProatherisProatheris superciliaris common name: Lowland swamp viper Subspecies: none

PseudocerastesPseudocerastes fieldi Common name: Field's Horned Viper Subspecies: none

Pseudocerastes persicus Common name: Perisan Horned Viper Subspecies: none

ViperaVipera albizona-Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera ammodytes Common name: Nose-horned Viper

Subspecies:

Vipera ammodytes ammodytesVipera ammodytes gregorwallneri (status questionable)Vipera ammodytes meridionalisVipera ammodytes montandoni European Longnose ViperVipera ammodytes ruffoi

Vipera aspis Common name: Asp Viper

Subspecies:

Vipera aspis aspisVipera aspis atra Common name: Black Blotched medow ViperVipera aspis francisciredi Common name: Italian adderVipera aspis hugyi

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Vipera aspis zinnikeri Common name: Pyrenees mountain adder

Vipera barani Common name: Turkish Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera berus Common name: Adder, Northern Viper

Subspecies:

Vipera berus berusVipera berus bosniensis

Vipera bornmuelleri Common name: Lebanon Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera darevskii Common name: Darevsky's Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera dinniki Common name: Dinnik's Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera eriwanensis-Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera kaznakovi Common name: Caucasus Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera latastei Common name: Lataste's Viper

Subspecies:

Vipera latastei latasteiVipera latastei gaditana Heulva Sand Adder

Vipera latifii Common name: Latifi's Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera lotievi –Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera magnifica- Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera monticola Common name: Mountain Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera nikolskii Common name: Nikolsky's Viper/Russian Black Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera orlovi-Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera pontica Common name: Black Sea Viper Subspecies: none

Vipera raddei Common name: Caucasus Viper

Subspecies:

Vipera raddei raddeiVipera raddei kurdistanica

Vipera renardi –Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera sachalinensis-Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera seoanei Common name: Portugese Viper

Subspecies:

Vipera seoanei seoaneiVipera seoanei cantabrica

Vipera transcaucasiana –Common name: Subspecies: none

Vipera ursinii Common name: Meadow Viper, Orsinis Viper

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Subspecies:

Vipera ursinii anatolica (status unclear)Vipera ursinii ebneri (status unclear)Vipera ursinii graeca (status unclear)Vipera ursinii macrops (status unclear)Vipera ursinii moldavicaVipera ursinii rakosiensisVipera ursinii ursiniiVipera ursinii wettsteini

Vipera wagneri Common name: Wagner's Viper/Ocellated Mt. Vipers Subspecies: none

Vipera xanthina Common name: Coastal/Ottoman Viper Subspecies: none

Family Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes etc.)

Aspidelaps-Aspidelaps lubricusSubspecies:

Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi Common name: Northern Coral CobraAspidelaps lubricus infuscatus Common name: Nambian Coral CobraAspidelaps lubricus lubricus Common name: Coral cobra

Aspidelaps scutatus Common name: Sheild nosed Cobras

Subspecies:

Aspidelaps scutatus bachrani Common name: Sheild nosed CobrasAspidelaps scutatus fulafulus Common name: Eastern Sheild nosed CobrasAspidelaps scutatus intermedius Common name: Intermediate Sheild nosed CobrasAspidelaps scutatus scutatus Common name: Sheild nosed Cobras

BoulengerinaBoulengerina annulata Common name: Ringed Water Cobra

Subspecies:

Boulengerina annulata annulata Common name: Banded Water CobraBoulengerina annulata stormsi Common name: Storms Water Cobra

Boulengerina christyi Common name: Christy's Water Cobra Subspecies: none

BungarusBungarus andamanensis Common name: South Andaman Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus bungaroides Common name: Northeastern Hill Krait Subspecies: none

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Bungarus caeruleus Common name: Indian Krait/Blue Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus candidus Common name: Blue Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus ceylonicus Common name: Ceylon Krait

Subspecies:

Bungarus ceylonicus karavalaBungarus ceylonicus ceylonicus

Bungarus fasciatus Common name: Banded Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus flaviceps Common name: Red-headed Krait

Subspecies:

Bungarus flaviceps flavicepsBungarus flaviceps baluensis

Bungarus lividus Common name: Lesser Black Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus magnimaculatus Common name: Burmese Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus multicinctus Common name: Many-banded Krait

Subspecies:

Bungarus multicinctus multicinctusBungarus multicinctus wanghaotingi

Bungarus niger Common name: Greater Black Krait Subspecies: none

Bungarus sindanus Common name: Sind Krait

Subspecies:

Bungarus sindanus razaiBungarus sindanus walliBungarus sindanus sindanus

CalliophisCalliophis beddomei-Common name: Beddome’s Coral snake Subspecies: none

Calliophis bibroni Common name: Bibron's Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Calliophis calligaster Common name: Red bellied Coral snake

Subspecies:

Calliophis calligaster calligasterCalliophis calligaster gemiannulisCalliophis calligaster mcclungi Calliophis gracilis Common name: Gray Coral Snake, Slender coral snake, Spotted Coral snake Subspecies:none

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Calliophis kelloggi Common name: Kellogg's Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Calliophis macclellandi Common name: Macclelland’s Coral snake

Subspecies:

Calliophis macclellandi iwasakii Common name: Iwasaki’s Coral snake

Calliophis macclellandi swinoei Common name: Taiwan Coral snakeCalliophis macclellandi swinhoei Common name: Red ringed snakeCalliophis macclellandi univirgatus Common name: Calliophis maculiceps Common name: Small-spotted Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Calliophis maculiceps atrofrontalisCalliophis maculiceps hughiCalliophis maculiceps maculicepsCalliophis maculiceps michaelisCalliophis maculiceps smithi

Calliophis melanurus Common name: Sri Lanken Coral snake, Black tailed coral snake

Subspecies:

Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyusCalliophis melanurus nigrescens

Calliophis nigrescens Common name: Indian Coral Snake,Striped Coral snake Subspecies: none

DendroaspisDendroaspis angusticeps Common name: Eastern Green Mamba Subspecies: none

Dendroaspis jamesoni Common name: Jamesons Mamba

Subspecies:

Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni Common name: Jamesons MambaDendroaspis jamesoni kaimosae Common name: East African Jamesons Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis Common name: Black Mamba

Subspecies:

Dendroaspis polylepis polylepisDendroaspis polylepis antinori

Dendroaspis viridis Common name: Western Green Mamba— Subspecies: none

ElapsoideaElapsoidea broadleyi-Common name: Subspecies: none

Elapsoidea chelazzii Common name: Somali Garter Snake Subspecies: none

Elapsoidea guentherii-Common name: Subspecies: none

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Elapsoidea laticincta Common name: Werner's Garter Snake Subspecies: none

Elapsoidea loveridgei Common name: Loveridge's Garter Snake

Subspecies:

Elapsoidea loveridgei colletiElapsoidea loveridgei loveridgeiElapsoidea loveridgei multicincta

Elapsoidea nigra Common name: Black Garter Snake Subspecies: none

Elapsoidea semiannulata Common name: Boulengeis Garter Snake

Subspecies:

Elapsoidea semiannulata boulengeriElapsoidea semiannulata moebiusiElapsoidea semiannulata semiannulata

Elapsoidea sundevallii Common name: Sundervall’s Garter snake

Subspecies:

Elapsoidea sundevallii decosteri Common name: De Coster’s Garter snakeElapsoidea sundevallii fitzsimonsi Common name: Kallahari garter SnakeElapsoidea sundevallii longicauda Common name: Long tailed Garter SnakeElapsoidea sundevallii media Common name: Highveld Garter SnakeElapsoidea sundevallii sundevallii Common name: Natal Gater Snake

Elapsoidea trapei Common name: Subspecies: none

HemachatusHemachatus haemachatus common name: Rinkals cobra- Subspecies: none

HemibungarusHemibungarus hatori-Common name: Taiwan Striped Coral snake Subspecies: none

Hemibungarus japonicus common name:Japanese coral snakeSubspecies: Hemibungarus japonicus boettgeri common name:Okinawa coral snake Hemibungarus japonicus japonicus common name:Amami coral snake Hemibungarus japonicus takarai common name:Takara’s coral snake

Hemibungarus sauteri-Common name: Asian, Sauter’s, Striped coral snake Subspecies: none

HomoroselapsHomoroselaps dorsalis Common name-Striped Harelquin snake— Subspecies: none

Homoroselaps lacteus- Common name: Spotted Harelquin snake— Subspecies: none

MaticoraMaticora bivirgata Common name: Blue Malaysian Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Maticora bivirgata flavicepsMaticora bivirgata bivirgataMaticora bivirgata tetrataenia

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Maticora intestinalis Common name: Banded Malaysian Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Maticora intestinalis intestinalisMaticora intestinalis lineataMaticora intestinalis bilineataMaticora intestinalis everettiMaticora intestinalis philippinaMaticora intestinalis suluensisMaticora intestinalis thepassi

MicruroidesMicruroides euryxanthus Common name:

Subspecies:

Micruroides euryxanthus australisMicruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus Arizona Coral snakeMicruroides euryxanthus neglectus

MicrurusMicrurus albicinctus- Common name: White-banded Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus alleni Common name: Allen's Coral Snake, Costa Rican Coral snake, Arrowheaded Coral

Subspecies:

Micrurus alleni alleniMicrurus alleni richardiMicrurus alleni yatesi

Micrurus altirostris-Common name: Short tailed coral snake,Many Banded Coral Subspecies: none

Micrurus ancoralis Common name: Regal Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus ancoralis jani Common name: Jan’s/Choco Anchor Coral SnakeMicrurus ancoralis ancoralis Common name: Ecuadorian Anchor Coral Snake

Micrurus annellatus Common name: Annellated Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus annellatus annellatus Common name: Common Annellated Coral SnakeMicrurus annellatus balzanii Common name: Balzans/Yungas Coral SnakeMicrurus annellatus bolivianus Common name: Bolivian Coral Snake

Micrurus averyi Common name: Black-headed Coral Snake/Avery’s Coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus baliocoryphus- Common name: Souther/Shortailed Coral Snake, Mesopotamian CoralSubspecies: none

Micrurus bernadi-Common name: Blotched Coral snake, Bernard’s Coral snake, Saddled Coral snakeSubspecies: none

Micrurus bocourti Common name: Ecuador Coral Snake, Bocourt’s Coral snake, False Triad Coral snakeSubspecies: none

Micrurus bogerti Common name: Bogert's Coral Snake, Coastal coral snake Subspecies: none

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Micrurus brasiliensis Common name: Brazilian Short-tailed coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus browni Common name: Brown's Coral Snake, Sierra Madre Coral snake Subspecies: none

Subspecies:

Micrurus browni brown Common name: Common Sierra Madre Coral SnakeMicrurus browni importunus Common name: Antigua Basin Coral SnakeMicrurus browni taylori Common name: Taylors Coral Snake, Acapulco Coral Snake

Micrurus catamayensis Common name: Catamayo Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus ccircinalis Common name: Circled Coral Snake, Small Coral Snake, Trinidad Northern CoralSnake

Subspecies: none

Micrurus clarki Common name: Clark's Coral Snake

Subspecies: none

Micrurus collaris Common name: Guyana Blackback Coral Snake (these may be placed in Leptomicurus,however the phylogenetic evidence to date suggests that they should be in Micrurus)

Subspecies:

Leptomicrurus collaris collarisLeptomicrurus collaris breviventris

Micrurus corallinus Common name: Painted Coral Snake

Subspecies: none

Micrurus decoratus Common name: Brazilian Coral Snake, Decorated Coral snake

Subspecies: none

Micrurus diana- Common name: Diana’s Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus diastema Common name: Variable Coral Snake, Atlantic Coral snake, Diastema Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus diastema diastema Common name: Veracruz Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema aglaeope Common name: Slpendid Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema alienus Common name: Yucatan Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema affinis Common name: Speckeled Coral Snake, Yucatecan Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema apiatus Common name: Spotted Nose Coral Snake, Ringed Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema macdougalli Common name: MacDougall’s Coral SnakeMicrurus diastema sapperi Common name: Sapper’s Variable Coral Snake, Irregular Coral Snake

Micrurus dissoleucus Common name: Pigmy Coral Snake, Candelilla

Subspecies:

Micrurus dissoleucus Dissoleucus Common name: Venezuelan Pigmy Coral Snake

Micrurus dissoleucus dunni Common name: Panama Pigmy Coral Snake, Dunn’s Pigmy Coral SnakeMicrurus dissoleucus melanogenys Common name: Santa Marta Pigmy Coral SnakeMicrurus dissoleucus meridensis Common name: Pigmy Coral SnakeMicrurus dissoleucus nigrirostris Common name: Barranquilla Pigmy Coral Snake

Micrurus distans Common name: West Mexican Coral Snake, Broad Banded Coral Snake, Clear BandedCoral Snake

Subspecies:

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Micrurus distans distans Common name: West Mexican Coral Snake, Common Clear Banded Coral Snake

Micrurus distans michoacanensis Common name: Michoacan Coral Snake, Michoacan Clear Banded Coral Snake

Micrurus distans oliveri Common name: Oliver’s Coral Snake, Colima Clear Banded Coral Snake

Micrurus distans zweifeli Common name: Zweifeli’s Coral Snake,

Micrurus dumerilii Common name: Dumeri’s Coral Snake, Capuchin Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus dumerili antioquiensis Common name: Antioquain Coral SnakeMicrurus dumerili carinicaudusMicrurus carinicauda Common name: Common name: Rough tailed, Intermediate Capuchin Coral SnakeMicrurus dumerili colombianus Common name: Santa Marta Rough tailed Coral Snake , Santa Marta CapuchinCoral SnakeMicrurus dumerili dumerili Common name: Common Capuchin Coral Snake

Micrurus dumerili transandinus Common name: Transandian Coral Snake , Transandean Capuchin Coral SnakeCoral SnakeMicrurus dumerili venezuelensis Common name:

Micrurus elegans Common name: Elegant Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus elegans elegans Common name: Western Elegant Coral SnakeMicrurus elegans veraepacis Common name: Guatemalan Elegant Coral Snake, Verapaz Elegant Coral Snake

Micrurus ephippifer Common name: Oaxacan Coral Snake, Double black coral snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus ephippifer zapotecus Common name: Zapotec Coral SnakeMicrurus ephippifer ephippifer Common name: Tehuantepec Coral Snake

Micrurus filiformis Common name: Slender Coral Snake , Thread form Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus filiformis filiformis Common name:Micrurus filiformis subtilis Common name:

Micrurus frontalis Common name: Southern Coral Snake, Brazialian Giant Coral snake, Short tailed coralsnake

Subspecies:

Micrurus frontalis frontalis Common name:Micrurus frontalis brasiliensis Common name:Micrurus frontalis mesopotamicus Common name:

Micrurus frontifasciatus Common name: Bolivian Coral Snake, Bolivian Triad Coral snake Subspecies:none

Micrurus fulvius Common name: Eastern Coral Snake, Harlequin Coralsnake, North American coral snakeSubspecies: none

Micrurus hemprichii Common name: Hemprich's Coral Snake, Worm eating coral snake, Coral Lomricera

Subspecies:

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Micrurus hemprichii hemprichii Common name: Eastern Worm eating coral snake, Lombricera OrientalMicrurus hemprichii ortoni Common name: Orton's Coral Snake, Western Worm eating coral snake, CoralLombricera OccidentalMicrurus hemprichii rondonianus Common name: Rondonian Coral Snake, Worm eating coral snake

Micrurus hippocrepis Common name: Mayan Coral Snake, Belize coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus ibiboboca Common name: Caatinga Coral Snake, Ibiboboca Subspecies: none

Micrurus isozonus Common name: Venezuelan Coral Snake, Equal banded Coral snake, Coral De FranjasIguales Subspecies: none

Micrurus langsdorffi Common name: Langsdorff's Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus langsdorffi langsdorffi Common name: Langsdorff's Coral Snake, Confused Coral snakeMicrurus langsdorffi ornatissimus Common name: Ornated Coral Snake

Micrurus laticollaris Common name: Balsan Coral Snake, Double Collar coral snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus laticollaris laticollaris Common name: Eastern Double Collar coral snakeMicrurus laticollaris maculirostris Common name: Western Double Collar coral snake, Colima Coral snake

Micrurus latifasciatus Common name: Broad-ringed Coral Snake, Long banded coral snake Subspecies:none

Micrurus lemniscatus Common name: South American Coral Snake, Ribbon coral snake, Coral Acintada,Cobra Coral de Faixas

Subspecies:

Micrurus lemniscatus lemniscatus Common name: Guiana’s ribbon Coral Snake

Micrurus lemniscatus carvalhoi Common name: Carvalho’s Coral Snake,Brazilian ribon Coral SnakeMicrurus lemniscatus diutius Common name: Large Coral Snake,Trinidad ribbon Coral SnakeMicrurus lemniscatus frontifasciatus Common name:Micrurus lemniscatus helleri Common name: Heller’s Coral Snake, Western ribbon Coral Snake

Micrurus limbatus Common name: Tuxtlan Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus limbatus limbatus Common name: Tuxtlan BandedCoral SnakeMicrurus limbatus spilosomus Common name: Tuxtlan Spotted Coral Snake

Micrurus margaritiferus Common name: Speckled Coral Snake, Coral Salpicada Subspecies: none

Micrurus medemi-Common name: Subspecies: none

Micrurus meridensis-Common name: Merida Pygmy coral snake, Candelilla Meridena Subspecies: none

Micrurus mertensi Common name: Mertens' Coral Snake, , Peruvian Desert coral snake, Villavicencio coralsnake Subspecies: none

Micrurus mipartitus Common name: Redtail Coral Snake, Black-ringed coral snake, Rabo de Candela

Subspecies:

Micrurus mipartitus mipartitus Common name: Pacific Redtail Coral SnakeMicrurus mipartitus anomalus Common name: Santa marta Redtail Coral SnakeMicrurus mipartitus decussatus Common name: Andean Redtail Coral Snake

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Micrurus mipartitus poayanensiss Common name: Popayan Redtail Coral SnakeMicrurus mipartitus semipartitus Common name: Venezuelan Redtail Coral Snake

Micrurus multifasciatus Common name: Many-banded Coral Snake, Garantilla Bicolor Coral snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus multifasciatus multifasciatus Common name: Panama Garantilla, Panamanian Garantilla

Micrurus multifasciatus hertwigi Common name: Hertwig’s Coral Snake, Costa Rican Gargantilla

Micrurus multiscutatus Common name: Cauca Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus narducciiCommon name: Andean Blackback Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Leptomicrurus narduccii narducciiLeptomicrurus narduccii melanotus

Micrurus nebularis Common name: Cloud Forest Coral Snake, Nebina coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus nigrocinctus Common name: Central American Coral Snake, Black banded coral snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul Common name: Babaspul Coral Snake, BabasulMicrurus nigrocinctus coibensis Common name: Coiban Coral SnakeMicrurus nigrocinctus divaricatus Common name: Honduras Coral SnakeMicrurus nigrocinctus mosquitensis Common name: Misquito Coral SnakeMicrurus nigrocinctus nigrocinctus Common name: Common Central American Coral Snake

Micrurus nigrocinctus melanocephalus Common name: Black headed coral snakeMicrurus nigrocinctus ovandoensis Common name:Micrurus nigrocinctus ruatanus Common name:Micrurus nigrocinctus wagneri Common name:Micrurus nigrocinctus yatesi Common name:Micrurus nigrocinctus zunilensis Common name: Zunil Coral Snake

Micrurus pacaraimae-Common name: Subspecies: none

Micrurus pachecogili -Common name: Subspecies: none

Micrurus paraensis-Common name: Para coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus peruvianus Common name: Peruvian Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus petersi Common name: Peters' Coral Snake, Mountain coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus proximans Common name: Nayarit Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus psyches Common name: Carib Coral Snake, Northern coral snake, Coral Nortena, Cobra CoralSeptrional

Subspecies:

Micrurus psyches circinalis Common name:Micrurus psyches donosoi Common name: Micrurus psyches psyches Common name:

Micrurus putumayensis Common name: Putumayo Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus-Common name: Southern Coral Snake, Coral Surena, Cobra Coral Meridional,Argentinean Coral Snake Subspecies: none

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Micrurus remotus-Common name: Remote Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus ruatanus Common name: Roatan Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus sangilensis Common name: Santander Coral Snake, San Gil Coral Snake, Coral SangilenseSubspecies: none

Micrurus scutiventris-Common name: Subspecies: none

Micrurus spixii Common name: Amazon Coral Snake, Spix’s Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus spixii spixii Common name: Central Amazon Coral SnakeMicrurus spixiii martiusi Common name: Black headed Amazonian Coral Snake, Martius’s Coral SnakeMicrurus spixii obscurus Common name: Black neck Amazonian Coral Snake, Micrurus spixii princeps Common name: Bolivian Amazonian Coral Snake

Micrurus spurelli -Common name: Colombian coral snake, Spurrell’s coral snake, Butterfly headed CoralSanke, Coral Cabeza Mariposa Subspecies: none

Micrurus steindachneri Common name: Steindachner's Coral Snake, Piedmont Coral snake, Coral deLaderas

Micrurus steindachneri steindachneri Common name: Santiago Piedmont coral snake, Coral Santiaguena Montuna

Micrurus steindachneri orcesi Common name: Pastaza Piedmont Coral Snake, Coral Montuna de Pastaza

Micrurus stewarti Common name: Panamenian Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus stuarti Common name: Stuart's Coral Snake, Volcano coral snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus surinamensis Common name: Aquatic Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus surinamensis surinamensis Common name: Suriname coral snake, Amazonian Aquatic Coral SnakeMicrurus surinamensis nattereri Common name: Natterer’s Coral Snake, Venezuelan Aquatic Coral Snake

Micrurus tener Common name: Texas Coral Snake, Harlequin Coral snake, North American Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus tener fitzingeri Common name: Fitzinger’s Coral Snake, Guanajuanto Coral snakeMicrurus tener maculatus Common name: Tampico Coral Snake,Micrurus tener microgalbineus Common name: Potosi Coral Snake, Spotted Coral snake,Micrurus tener tener Common name: Texas Coral Snake

Micrurus tricolor-Common name: Argentinean Coral Snake Subspecies: none

Micrurus tschudii Common name: Desert Coral Snake

Subspecies:

Micrurus tschudii olssoni Common name: Northern Desert Coral Snake, Olsson’s Coral SnakeMicrurus tschudii tschudii Common name: Tschudi’s Coral Snake, Southern Desert Coral Snake

Naja-African and asian cobras

Naja annulifera Common name: -Banded Egyptian cobra

Subspecies:

Naja annulifera annulifera

Naja atra - Common name: Chinese Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja haje Common name: Egyptian Cobra

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Subspecies:

Naja haje hajeNaja haje anchietaeNaja haje arabicaNaja haje legionis(questionable subspecies)

Naja kaouthia Common name: Monocled Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja katiensis - Common name: Mali Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja mandalayensis-Common name: Subspecies: none

Naja melanoleuca - Common name: Black and White Forest Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja mozambique Common name: Mozambique Spitting Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja naja Common name: Indian Cobra(Spectacled) Subspecies: none

Naja nigricollis Common name:

Subspecies:

Naja nigricollis nigricollis Common name: Black Necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis nigricinctaNaja nigricollis woodi

Naja nivea Common name: Cape Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja nubiae-Common name: Nubian Spitting Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja oxiana Common name: Central Asian Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja pallida Common name: Red Spitting Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja philippinensis Common name: Philippine Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja sagittifera-Common name: Subspecies: none

Naja samarensis- Common name: peters cobra, Samar Cobra, Visayan Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja siamensis- Common name: Indochinese spitting Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja sputatrix Common name: Indonesian Cobra Subspecies: none

Naja sumatrana Common name: Equatorial Spitting Cobra Subspecies: none

OphiophagusOphiophagus hannah-Common name-King Cobra, Hamadryad- Subspecies: none

ParanajaParanaja multifasciata Common name: Many-banded Snake, Burrowing Cobra

Subspecies Paranaja multifasciata anomalaParanaja multifasciata duttoniParanaja multifasciata multifasciata

PseudohajePseudohaje goldii Common name-Golds forest cobra- Subspecies: none

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Pseudohaje nigra Common name-Hoodless cobra- Subspecies: none

WalterinnesiaWalterinnesia aegyptia Common name-Desert cobra/Middle East Desert Black Snake- Subspecies: none

Subfamily Hydrophiinae (Australasian and marine Elapids)

AcalyptophisAcalyptophis peronii Common name: Spiny-headed seasnake Subspecies:none

Acanthophis The taxonomy of Acanthophis remains largely unresolvedAcanthophis antarcticus Common name: Common death adderSubspecies: none widely recognised

Acanthophis barnetti Common name: Subspecies: none Comment: Questionable species. Probablysynonymous to Acanthophis praelongus

Acanthophis crotalusei Common name: Subspecies: none Comment: Questionable species. Thetaxonomy of Acanthophis remains largely unresolved

Acanthophis cummingi Common name: Subspecies: none Questionable species. The taxonomy ofAcanthophis remains largely unresolved

Acanthophis hawkei Common name: Subspecies: none Questionable species. The taxonomy ofAcanthophis remains largely unresolved

Acanthophis praelongus Common name: Northern death adder Subspecies: none

Acanthophis pyrrhus Common name: Desert Death Adder Subspecies: none

Acanthophis wellsei Common name: Pilbara Death Adder Subspecies: none

Acanthophis woolfi Common name: Subspecies: none Questionable species. The taxonomy of Acanthophisremains largely unresolved

AipysurusAipysurus apraefrontalis Common name: Short-nosed Seasnake Subspecies: none

Aipysurus duboisii Common name: Reef shallows seasnake Subspecies: none

Aipysurus eydouxii Common name: Spine-tailed seasnake Subspecies: none

Aipysurus foliosquama Common name: Leaf-scaled Seasnake Subspecies: none

Aipysurus fuscus Common name: Dusky Seasnake Subspecies: none

Aipysurus laevis Common name: Olive-brown seasnake Subspecies: none

Aipysurus pooleorum Common name: Shark Bay Seasnake Subspecies: none

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Aipysurus tenuis Common name: Arafura Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Aspidomorphus lineaticollisAspidomorphus lineaticollis Common name: Striped crown snake Subspecies: none

Aspidomorphus muelleri Common name: Müller's crown snake

Subspecies:

Aspidomorphus muelleri interruptusAspidomorphus muelleri lineaticollisAspidomorphus muelleri lineatusAspidomorphus muelleri muelleri

Aspidomorphus schlegeli Common name: Schlegel's crown snake Subspecies: none

AstrotiaAstrotia stokesii Common name: Stoke's seasnake Subspecies: none

AustrelapsAustrelaps labialis Common name: Pygmy Copperhead Subspecies: none

Austrelaps ramsayi Common name: Highlands Copperhead Subspecies: none

Austrelaps superbus Common name: Lowlands Copperhead, Copperhead Snake Subspecies:none

CacophisCacophis churchilli Subspecies: none

Cacophis harriettae Common name: White-crowned Snake, White-naped Snake Subspecies: none

Cacophis krefftii Common name: Dwarf Crowned Snake, Krefft's Dwarf Snake Subspecies: none

Cacophis squamulosus Common name: Golden Crowned Snake Subspecies: none

DemansiaDemansia atra Common name: Black whip snake Subspecies: none

Demansia calodera Common name: Black-necked Whipsnake Subspecies: none

Demansia olivacea Common name: Olive Whipsnake, Marble-headed Whip Snake Subspecies: none

Demansia papuensis Common name: Papuan whip snake Subspecies:

Demansia papuensis melaenaDemansia papuensis papuensis

Demansia psammophis Common name: Yellow-faced Whipsnake, Yellow-Faced Whip Snake

Subspecies:

Demansia psammophis cupreicepsDemansia psammophis psammophisDemansia psammophis reticulata

Demansia rufescens Common name: Rufous Whipsnake Subspecies: none

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Demansia simplex Common name: Grey Whipsnake Subspecies: none

Demansia torquata Common name: Collared Whipsnake, Collared Whip Snake Subspecies: none

Demansia vestigiata Common name: Black Whipsnake Subspecies: none

DenisoniaDenisonia devisi Common name: De Vis's Banded Snake, De Vis Banded Snake Subspecies: none

Denisonia maculata Common name: Ornamental Snake Subspecies: none

DisteiraDisteira kingii Common name: Spectacled or King's seasnake Subspecies: none

Disteira major Common name: Olive-headed or greater seasnake Subspecies: none

Disteira nigrocincta Subspecies: none

Disteira walli Common name: Wall's Sea Snake Subspecies: none

DrysdaliaDrysdalia coronoides Common name: White-lipped Snake Subspecies: none

Drysdalia mastersii Common name: Masters' Snake Subspecies: none

Drysdalia rhodogaster Common name: Mustard-bellied Snake Subspecies: none

EchiopsisEchiopsis curta Common name: Bardick Subspecies: none

ElapognathusElapognathus coronata Common name: Crowned Snake Subspecies: none

Elapognathus minor Common name: Short-nosed Snake, Little Brown Snake Subspecies: none

EmydocephalusEmydocephalus annulatus Common name: Turtle-headed seasnake Subspecies: none

Emydocephalus ijimae Common name: Turtlehead Sea Snake Subspecies: none

EnhydrinaEnhydrina schistosa Common name: Common or beaked seasnake Subspecies: none

Enhydrina zweifeli Common name: Sepik or Zweifel's beaked seasnake Subspecies: none

EphalophisEphalophis greyae Common name: North-western Mangrove Seasnake Subspecies: none

FurinaFurina barnardi Common name: Yellow-naped Snake Subspecies: none

Furina diadema Common name: Red-naped Snake Subspecies: none

Furina dunmalli Common name: Dunmall's Snake Subspecies: none

Furina ornata Common name: Orange-naped Snake Subspecies: none

Furina tristis Common name: Brown-headed or grey-naped snake Subspecies: none

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HemiaspisHemiaspis damelii Common name: Grey Snake Subspecies: none

Hemiaspis signata Common name: Marsh Snake, Swamp Snake, Black-bellied Swamp Snake Subspecies:none

Hoplocephalus Common name: Australian Broad headed snakes

Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Common name: Pale-headed Snake Subspecies: none

Hoplocephalus bungaroides Common name: Broad-headed Snake Subspecies: none

Hoplocephalus stephensii Common name: Stephens's Banded Snake Subspecies: none

HydrelapsHydrelaps darwiniensis Common name: Port Darwin seasnake Subspecies: none

HydrophisHydrophis atriceps Common name: Black-headed seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis belcheri Common name: Faint-banded Seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis bituberculatus Common name: Peters' Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis brooki Subspecies none

Hydrophis caerulescens Common name: Dwarf Seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis coggeri Common name: Slender-necked Seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis cyanocinctus Common name: Annulated Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis czeblukovi Common name: Fine-spined Seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis elegans Common name: Elegant or bar-bellied seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis fasciatus Common name: Striped Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis inornatus Common name: Plain Seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis klossi Common name: Kloss' Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis laboutei Subspecies: none

Hydrophis lamberti Common name: Lambert's Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis lapemoides Common name: Persian Gulf Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis mamillaris Common name: Bombay Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis mcdowelli Common name: Small-headed or McDowell's seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis melanocephalus Common name: Slender-necked Seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis melanosoma Common name: Black-banded or robust seasnake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis obscurus Common name: Russel's Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis ornatus Common name: Ornate Reef seasnake

Subspecies:

Hydrophis ornatus godeffroyiHydrophis ornatus maresianusHydrophis ornatus ocellatusHydrophis ornatus ornatus

Hydrophis pacificus Common name: Pacific seasnake Subspecies: none

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Hydrophis parviceps Subspecies: none

Hydrophis semperi Common name: Lake Taal Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis sibauensis Subspecies: none

Hydrophis spiralis Common name: Yellow Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis stricticollis Common name: Collared Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Hydrophis torquatus Common name: West Coast Black-headed Sea Snake

Subspecies:

Hydrophis torquatus aagaardiHydrophis torquatus diademaHydrophis torquatus torquatus

Hydrophis vorisi Common name: Estuarine seasnake Subspecies: none

KeriliaKerilia jerdonii Common name: Jerdon's Sea Snake

Subspecies:

Kerilia jerdonii jerdoniiKerilia jerdonii siamensis

KolpophisKolpophis annandalei Common name: Bighead Sea Snake Subspecies: none

LapemisLapemis curtus Common name: Shaw's Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Lapemis hardwickii Common name: Hardwicke's spine-bellied seasnake Subspecies: none

LaticaudaLaticauda colubrina Common name: Yellow-lipped sea krait Subspecies: none

Laticauda crockeri Common name: Crocker's Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Laticauda laticaudata Common name: Common or blue-lipped sea krait

Subspecies:

Laticauda laticaudata affinisLaticauda laticaudata laticaudataLaticauda laticaudata wolffi

Laticauda schistorhynchus Common name: Flat-tail Sea Snake Subspecies: none

Laticauda semifasciata Common name: Chinese Sea Snake Subspecies: none

LoveridgelapsLoveridgelaps elapoides Common name: Solomon's small-eyed snake Subspecies: none

Micropechis

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Micropechis ikaheka Common name: New Guinea small-eyed or Ikaheka snake Subspecies: none

NotechisNotechis ater Common name: Tiger snakes

Subspecies:

Notechis ater ater Common name: Finders black tiger snakeNotechis ater humphreysi Common name: King Island black tiger snakeNotechis ater niger Common name: Reevsby black tiger snake Notechis ater serventy Common name: Chappell Island tiger snake

Notechis scutatus Subspecies:

Notechis scutatus scutatus Common name: Eastern tiger snakeNotechis scutatus occidentalis Common name:Western tiger snake

OgmodonOgmodon vitianus Common name: Fiji Cobra Subspecies: none

OxyuranusOxyuranus microlepidotus Common name: Fierce Snake, Inland Taipan Subspecies: none

Oxyuranus scutellatus Common name: Common Taipan

Subspecies:

Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus Common name:Eastern/Coastal TaipanOxyuranus scutellatus canni Common name:Papuan/New Guinea Taipan

ParahydrophisParahydrophis mertoni Common name: Arafura smooth or northern mangrove seasnake Subspecies:none

ParapistocalamusParapistocalamus hedigeri Common name: Bougainville or Hediger's coral snake Subspecies: none

ParoplocephalusParoplocephalus atriceps Common name: Lake Cronin Snake Supspecies: none

PelamisPelamis platurus Common name: Yellowbelly Sea Snake Subspecies: none

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PseudechisPseudechis australis Common name: King brown or mulga snake Subspecies: none(Pailsus pailsei may bea syn.)

Pseudechis butleri Common name: Spotted Mulga Snake, Butler's Snake Subspecies: none

Pseudechis colletti Common name: Collett's Snake Subspecies: none

Pseudechis guttatus Common name: Spotted Black Snake, Blue-bellied Black Snake Subspecies: none

Pseudechis papuanus Common name: Papuan blacksnake Subspecies: none

Pseudechis porphyriacus Common name: Red-bellied Black Snake Subspecies: none

Pseudonaja Brown snakes

Pseudonaja affinis Common name: Dugite

Subspecies:

Pseudonaja affinis affinis Common name:Pseudonaja affinis exilis Common name:Pseudonaja affinis tanneri Common name:

Pseudonaja guttata Common name: Speckled Brown Snake Subspecies: none

Pseudonaja inframacula Common name: Peninsula Brown Snake Subspecies:none

Pseudonaja ingrami Common name: Ingram's Brown Snake Subspecies:none

Pseudonaja modesta Common name: Ringed Brown Snake Subspecies:none

Pseudonaja nuchalis Common name: Gwardar, Western Brown Snake Subspecies: none

Pseudonaja textilis Common name: Eastern Brown snake Subspecies:none

RhinoplocephalusRhinoplocephalus bicolor Common name: Square-nosed Snake, Muller's Snake Subspecies: none

Rhinoplocephalus boschmai Common name: Carpentaria whip snake Subspecies: none

Rhinoplocephalus incredibilis Subspecies: none

Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens Common name: Small-eyed Snake, Eastern Small-eyed Snake, Short-tailed Snake Subspecies: none

Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus Common name: Black-striped snake Subspecies: none

Rhinoplocephalus pallidiceps Common name: Western Carpentaria Snake, Northern Small-eyed SnakeSubspecies: none

SalomonelapsSalomonelaps par Common name: Solomons coral snake Subspecies: none

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SimoselapsSimoselaps anomalus Common name: Northern Desert Banded Snake Subspecies: none

Simoselaps approximans Common name: North-western Shovel-nosed Snake Subspecies: none

Simoselaps australis Common name: Eastern Shovel-nosed Snake, Coral Snake, Australian Coral SnakeSubspecies: none

Simoselaps bertholdi Common name: Southern Desert Banded Snake, Desert Banded Snake Subspecies:none

Simoselaps bimaculatus Common name: Black-naped Burrowing Snake, Western Black-naped SnakeSubspecies: none

Simoselaps calonotus Common name: Black-striped Burrowing Snake, Western Black-striped SnakeSubspecies: none

Simoselaps fasciolatus Common name: Narrow-banded Shovel-nosed Snake, Narrow-banded BurrowingSnake

Subspecies:

Simoselaps fasciolatus fasciolatusSimoselaps fasciolatus fasciatus

Simoselaps incinctus Common name: Unbanded Shovel-nosed Snake Subspecies: none

Simoselaps littoralis Common name: West-Coast Banded Snake, Coastal Burrowing Snake Subspecies:none

Simoselaps minimus Common name: Dampierland Burrowing Snake Subspecies: none

Simoselaps morrisi Common name: Subspecies: none

Simoselaps roperi Common name: Northern Shovel-nosed Snake Subspecies: none

Simoselaps semifasciatus Subspecies:

Simoselaps semifasciatus campbelliSimoselaps semifasciatus semifasciatusSimoselaps semifasciatus woodjonesii

Simoselaps warro Common name: North-eastern Plain-nosed, Burrowing Snake, Robust Burrowing SnakeSubspecies: none

SutaSuta dwyeri Common name: Variable Black-naped Snake Subspecies: none

Suta fasciata Common name: Rosen's Snake Subspecies: none

Suta flagellum Common name: Whip Hooded Snake Subspecies: none

Suta gouldii Common name: Gould's Hooded Snake, Black-headed Snake Subspecies: none

Suta monachus Common name: Monk Snake, Hooded Snake Subspecies: none

Suta nigriceps Common name: Mallee Black-backed Snake Subspecies: none

Suta ordensis Common name: Ord Curl Snake Subspecies: none Suta punctata Common name: Spotted Snake, Little Spotted Snake Subspecies: none

Suta spectabilis Common name: Spectacled Hooded Snake

Subspecies:

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Suta spectabilis bushiSuta spectabilis nullarborSuta spectabilis spectabilis

Suta suta Common name: Curl Snake, Myal Snake Subspecies: none

ThalassophinaThalassophina viperina Subspecies: none

ThalassophisThalassophis anomalus Common name: Anomalous Sea Snake Subspecies: none

ToxicocalamusToxicocalamus buergersi Common name: Buerger's forest snake Subspecies: none

Toxicocalamus grandis Common name: Setekwa River forest snake Subspecies: none

Toxicocalamus holopelturus Common name: Mt Rossel forest snake Subspecies: none

Toxicocalamus longissimus Common name: Woodlark or Fergusson Island forest snake Subspecies:none

Toxicocalamus loriae Common name: Loria forest snake Subspecies: none

Toxicocalamus misimae Common name: Misima Island forest snake Subspecies: none

Toxicocalamus preussiSubspecies:

Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctusToxicocalamus preussi preussi

Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus Common name: Spotted forest snake Subspecies: none

Toxicocalamus stanleyanus Common name: Owen Stanley Range forest snake Subspecies: none

TropidechisTropidechis carinatus Common name: Rough-scaled Snake, Clarence River Snake Subspecies:none

VermicellaVermicella annulata Common name: Eastern Bandy-bandy, Bandy Bandy Subspecies: none

Vermicella intermedia Common name: Subspecies: none

Vermicella multifasciata Common name: Northern Bandy Bandy Subspecies: none

Vermicella snelli Common name: Subspecies: none

Vermicella vermiformis Common name: Subspecies: none

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Family: Colubridae(in this section various rear-fanged will be listed, however: NOTE: not exhaustive taking into

consideration toxic salvia or oral secretions)

(The arrangement of Colubridae is currently suited to common usage, however, changes in theentire Family and subfamilies are inevitable in the future, thus changing this arrangement)

Subfamily Colubrinae

BoigaBoiga blandingii Common name: Blandings Tree Snake Subspecies:none

Boiga ceylonesisCommon name: Sri Lanken Cat Snake Subspecies:none

Boiga dendrophila-common name: Mangrove snake Subspecies:none

Boga forsteni Common name: Forsten’s Cat Snake Subspecies:none

Boiga irregularis common name: Brown tree snake/Brown Cat snake Subspecies:none

Dispholidus common name:Boomslang

Dispholidus typus common name: Boomslang

Thelotornis common name:Vine snakes

Thelotornis capensis Subspecies:

Thelotornis capensis capensis

Thelotornis capensis oatesiThelotornis capensis schilsi

Thelotornis kirtlandii Common name: Bird Snake, Twig Snake Subspecies: none

Thelotornis mossambicanus Common name: Subspecies: none

Thelotornis usambaricus Common name: Subspecies: none

Subfamily Natricinae

RhabdophisRhabdophis subminatus Common name: Red necked keelback Subspecies: none

Rhabdophis tigrinus Common name: Yamakagashi Subspecies: none

Subfamily Psammophiinae

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MalpolonMalpolon monspessulanus common name: Montpelier snake

Malpolon moilensis common name: African hooded Malopon

Subfamily Xenodontinae

Elapomorphus

Elapomorphus lepidus Common name: Minas Gerais Snake Subspecies: none

Elapomorphus quinquelineatus Common name: Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake Subspecies: none

Elapomorphus spegazzinii Common name: Spegazzini's Diadem Snake

Subspecies:

Elapomorphus spegazzinii spegazzinii

Elapomorphus spegazzinii suspectus

Elapomorphus wuchereri Common name: Wucherer's Lizard-eating Snake Subspecies: none

HydroynastesHydrodynastes gigas common name: False water cobra Subspecies:none

Hydrodynastes bicinctuscommon name: Subspecies:none

Phalotriss Common name: Dumeril's Diadem Snake

Subspecies:

Phalotris lemniscatus lemniscatusPhalotris lemniscatus divittatusPhalotris lemniscatus iheringiPhalotris lemniscatus trilineatus

PhilodryasPhilodryas aestivus Common name: Brazilian Green Racer, Common Green Racer

Subspecies:

Philodryas aestivus aestivusPhilodryas aestivus subcarinatus

Philodryas arnaldoi Common name: Arnaldo's Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas baroni Common name: Baron's Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas bolivianus Common name: Subspecies: none

Philodryas chamissonis Common name: Chilean Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas cordatus Common name: Subspecies: none

Philodryas hoodensis Common name: Subspecies: none

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Philodryas inca Common name: Tropical Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas laticeps Common name: Subspecies: none

Philodryas livida Common name: Subspecies: none

Philodryas mattogrossensis Common name: Miranda Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas nattereri Common name: Paraguay Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas olfersii Common name: Lichtenstein's Green Racer

Subspecies:

Philodryas olfersii herbeusPhilodryas olfersii latirostris

Philodryas oligolepis Common name: Gomes' Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas patagoniensis Common name: Patagonia Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas psammophideus Common name: Günther's Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas simonsii Common name: Subspecies: none

Philodryas tachymenoides Common name: Schmidt's Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas trilineatus Common name: Subspecies: none

Philodryas varius Common name: Jan's Green Racer Subspecies: none

Philodryas viridissimus Common name: Common Green Racer Subspecies: none

Tachymenis

Tachymenis affinis Common name: Boulenger's Slender Snake Subspecies:none

Tachymenis attenuata Common name: Walker's Slender Snake

Subspecies:

Tachymenis attenuata attenuataTachymenis attenuata boliviana

Tachymenis chilensis Common name: Chilean Slender Snake

Subspecies:

Tachymenis chilensis chilensisTachymenis chilensis coronellina

Tachymenis elongata Common name: Depax's Slender Snake Subspecies:none

Tachymenis peruviana Common name: Peru Slender Snake Subspecies:none

Tachymenis surinamensis Common name: Subspecies:none

Tachymenis tarmensis Common name: Slender Snake Subspecies:none

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In Addition:Some other Colubrid snakes have toxic oral secretions, used during the biting process but fangs(front) arenot used. Some of these species may be able to cause serious injury to humans. This list is not exhaustiveand most Colubrids may have some chance of causing at least local envenoming by toxic oral secretions.

Various Colubrid snakes capable of causing some degree of envenoming (this list isnot exhaustive).

Ahaetulla nasuta Common name:Asian green whipsnake

Amplorhinus multimaculatus Common name:African many spotted snake

Balanophis ceylonensis Common name:Sri Lankan keelback

Boiga spp. ( blandingii, ceylonensis, dendrophila, forsteni) Common name:Tree snakes from Africa & Asia

Cerberus rhynchops Common name:Indian dog faced water snake

Coluber spp. ( ravergieri, rhodorachis) Common name:African racer

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Common name:African herald snake

Enhydris enhydris Common name:Asian rainbow water snake

Madagascarophis meridionalis Common name:Madagascan snake

Malpolon moilensis Common name:African hooded malpolon

Psammophis sibilans Common name:African sand snake

Psammophylax spp. Common name:African skaapstekers

Telescopus semiannulatus Common name: African tiger snake

FamilyAtractaspididae( Mole vipers/Stiletto snakes)

Subfamily Atractaspidinae

Atractaspis-African mole or side fanged vipers

Atractaspis aterrimaCommon name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis battersbyiCommon name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis bibronii Common name: Southern Or Bibron's Burrowing Asp

Subspecies:

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Atractaspis bibroni bibroniAtractaspis bibroni rostrata

Atractaspis boulengeri Common name: Mole Viper

Subspecies:

Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeriAtractaspis boulengeri mixtaAtractaspis boulengeri schmidtiAtractaspis boulengeri schultzeiAtractaspis boulengeri vanderborghtiAtractaspis boulengeri matschiensis

Atractaspis coalescens Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis congica Common name: orientalis: Eastern Congo Burrowing Asp

Subspecies:

Atractaspis congica congicaAtractaspis congica leleupiAtractaspis congica orientalis

Atractaspis corpulenta Common name: Mole Viper

Subspecies:

Atractaspis corpulenta corpulentaAtractaspis corpulenta kivuensisAtractaspis corpulenta leucura

Atractaspis dahomeyensis Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis duerdeni Common name: Duerden's Or Beaked Burrowing Asp Subspecies: none

Atractaspis engaddensis Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis engdahli Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis fallax Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis irregularis Common name: Mole Viper

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Subspecies:

Atractaspis irregularis angeliAtractaspis irregularis bipostocularisAtractaspis irregularis conradsiAtractaspis irregularis irregularisAtractaspis irregularis parkeriAtractaspis irregularis uelensis

Atractaspis leucomelas Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis microlepidota Common name: Mole Viper

Subspecies:

Atractaspis microlepidota andersoniiAtractaspis microlepidota magrettiiAtractaspis microlepidota microlepidota

Atractaspis micropholis Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Atractaspis reticulata Common name: Mole Viper

Subspecies:

Atractaspis reticulata brieniAtractaspis reticulata heterochilusAtractaspis reticulata reticulata

Atractaspis scorteccii Common name: Mole Viper Subspecies: none

Subfamily Aparallactinae

AmblyodipsasAmblyodipsas concolor Common name: Natal Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

Amblyodipsas dimidiata Common name: Mpwapwa Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

Amblyodipsas katangensis Common name: Katanga Purple-glossed Snake

Subspecies:

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Amblyodipsas katangensis katangensisAmblyodipsas katangensis ionidesi

Amblyodipsas microphthalma Common name: Eastern Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

Amblyodipsas polylepis Subspecies:

Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepisAmblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii

Amblyodipsas rodhaini Common name: Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

Amblyodipsas teitana Common name: Teitana Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

Amblyodipsas unicolor Common name: Dull Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata Common name: Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake Subspecies: none

AparallactusAparallactus capensis Common name: Cape Centipede Eater

Subspecies:

Aparallactus capensis bocageiAparallactus capensis capensisAparallactus capensis luebbertiAparallactus capensis punctatolineatus

Aparallactus guentheri Common name: Black Centipede Eater Subspecies: none

Aparallactus jacksonii Subspecies:

Aparallactus lineatus Common name: Lined Centipede-eater Subspecies: none

Aparallactus lunulatus Common name: Reticulated Centipede Eater

Subspecies:

Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatusAparallactus lunulatus nigrocollarisAparallactus lunulatus scortecci

Aparallactus modestus Common name: Western Forest Centipede-eater

Subspecies:

Aparallactus modestus modestusAparallactus modestus ubangensis

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Aparallactus moeruensis Common name: Zaire Centipede-eater. Subspecies: none

Aparallactus niger Common name: Subspecies: none

Aparallactus nigriceps Common name: Mozambique Centipede Eater Subspecies: none

Aparallactus turneri Common name: Malindi Centipede-eater Subspecies: none

Aparallactus werneri Common name: Usambara Centipede-eater Subspecies: none

BrachyophisBrachyophis revoili Common name: Revoil's Short Snake

Subspecies:

Brachyophis revoili revoiliBrachyophis revoili corniiBrachyophis revoili krameri

ChilorhinophisChilorhinophis butleri Common name: Butler's Two-headed Snake Subspecies: none

Chilorhinophis carpenteri Common name: Liwale Two-headed Snake

Subspecies:

Chilorhinophis carpenteri liwalensisChilorhinophis carpenteri carpenteri

Chilorhinophis gerardi Common name: Gerard's Black And Yellow Burrowing Snake

Subspecies:

Chilorhinophis gerardi tanganyikaeChilorhinophis gerardi gerardi

HypoptophisHypoptophis wilsoni Common name: African Bighead Snake Subspecies: none

MicrelapsMicrelaps bicoloratus Common name: Kenya Two-headed Snake

Subspecies:

Micrelaps bicoloratus bicoloratusMicrelaps bicoloratus moyeri

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Micrelaps muelleri Subspecies:none

Macrelaps microlepidotus Common name: Natal Black Snake Subspecies: none

Micrelaps vaillanti Subspecies: none

ElapotinusElapotinus picteti Common name: Jan's Snake Subspecies: none

PolemonPolemon acanthias Common name: Reinhardt's Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon barthii Common name: Guinea Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon bocourti Common name: Bocourt's Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon christyi Common name: Eastern Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon collaris Common name: Collared Snake-eater

Subspecies:

Polemon collaris breviorPolemon collaris collarisPolemon collaris longior

Polemon fulvicollis Common name: African Snake-eater

Subspecies:

Polemon fulvicollis fulvicollisPolemon fulvicollis gracilisPolemon fulvicollis graueriPolemon fulvicollis laurenti

Polemon gabonensis Common name: Gaboon Snake-eater

Subspecies:

Polemon gabonensis gabonensisPolemon gabonensis schmidti

Polemon gracilis Common name: Graceful Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon griseiceps Common name: Cameroon Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon leopoldi Subspecies: none

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Polemon neuwiedi Common name: Ivory Coast Snake-eater Subspecies: none

Polemon notatum Subspecies:

Polemon notatum notatumPolemon notatum aemulans

Polemon robustus Common name: Zaire Snake-eater Subspecies: none

XenocalamusXenocalamus bicolor

Subspecies:

Xenocalamus bicolor australisXenocalamus bicolor bicolorXenocalamus bicolor concavorostralisXenocalamus bicolor lineatusXenocalamus bicolor machadoiXenocalamus bicolor maculatusXenocalamus bicolor pernasutus

Xenocalamus mechowii Common name: Elongate Quill-snouted Snake

Subspecies:

Xenocalamus mechowi inornatusXenocalamus mechowi mechowi

Xenocalamus michellii Common name: Michell's Quill-snouted Snake Subspecies: none

Xenocalamus sabiensis Common name: Sabi Quill-snouted Snake Subspecies: none

Xenocalamus transvaalensis Common name: Transvaal Quill-snouted Snake Subspecies: none

Family Helodermatidae (Venomous Lizards)

HelodermaHeloderma horridum Common name: Beaded Lizard

Subspecies:

Heloderma horridum horridumHeloderma horridum alvarezi

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Heloderma horridum exasperatumHeloderma horridum charlesbogerti

Heloderma suspectum Common name: Gila Monster

Subspecies:

Heloderma suspectum cinctumHeloderma suspectum suspectum