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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