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Genus
Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes) |
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Toxicodryas adamanteus
Eastern Powdered Cat Snake | 
Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021
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Toxicodryas blandingii
Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake | 
Akinpelu & Areo 2007
Butler & Reid 1990
Chippaux & Jackson 2019
Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021
Hughes 1983
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
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Toxicodryas pulverulenta
Western Powdered Cat Snake | 
Akinpelu & Areo 2007
Butler & Reid 1990
Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021
Hughes 1983
Romer 1953
Trape & Balde 2014
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Family
Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) |  |  |
Genus
Naja (Typical Cobras) |
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Naja melanoleuca
Central African Forest Cobra | 
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
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Naja nigricollis
Black-necked Spitting Cobra | 
Akinpelu & Areo 2007
Butler & Reid 1990
Hughes 1983
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Romer 1953
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
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Naja savannula
West African Banded Cobra | 
Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as N. subfulva]
Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
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Genus
Amblyodipsas (Purple-glossed Snakes and Quill-snouted Snakes) |
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Genus
Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes) |
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Boaedon paralineatus
Central African Lined House Snake | 
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
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Boaedon perisilvestris
Central African Savanna House Snake | 
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Trape, Kodindo, Djiddi, Mad-Toingue & Kerah 2020
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Dromophis lineatus
Lined Olympic Snake | 
Butler & Reid 1990
Hughes 1983
Hughes 2004
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Trape & Balde 2014
Villiers 1975
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Genus
Mehelya (Greater File Snakes) |
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Genus
Polemon (African Snake Eaters) |
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Genus
Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes) |
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Psammophis phillipsii
West African Olive Grass Snake | 
Akani, Luiselli, Ogbeibu, Onwuteaka, Chuku, Osakwe, Bombi, Amuzie, Uwagbae & Guo 2010
Butler & Reid 1990
Hughes 1983
Trape & Balde 2014
Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
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Genus
Python (Typical Pythons) |
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Python regius
Ball Python | 
Butler & Reid 1990
Hughes 1983
McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Papenfuss 1969
Romer 1953
Trape & Balde 2014
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Python sebae
Northern Rock Python | 
Akinpelu & Areo 2007
Broadley 1984
Butler & Reid 1990
Hughes 1983
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
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Genus
Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes) |
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Genus
Atheris (African Bush Vipers) |
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Genus
Bitis (African Adders) |
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Bitis arietans
Common Puff Adder | 
Butler & Reid 1990
David & Ineich 1999
Hughes 1983
McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
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Bitis rhinoceros
Rhinoceros Viper | 
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
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Causus maculatus
West African Night Adder | 
Akani, Luiselli, Tooze, Angelici, Corti & Zuffi 2001
Akinpelu & Areo 2007
Butler & Reid 1990
David & Ineich 1999
Hughes 1983
Joger 1981
Nneji, Adeola, Okeyoyin, Oladipo, Saidu, Samuel, Usongo, Adedeji, Omotoso, Adeyi, Ugwumba & Ugwumba 2019
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
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Genus
Echis (Carpet Vipers) |
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