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Genus
Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes) |
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Thelotornis kirtlandii
Northern Vine Snake | 
Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993
Hulselmans, Roo & Vree 1970
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
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Family
Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) |  |  |
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Elapsoidea semiannulata
Half-banded Garter Snake | 
Broadley 1971
Broadley 1998
David & Ineich 1999
Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
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Genus
Naja (Typical Cobras) |
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Naja guineensis
Black Forest Cobra | 
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 | 
Hulselmans & Verheyen 1970
Hulselmans, Roo & Vree 1970
Hulselmans, Vree & Straeten 1971
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Wuster, Crookes, Ineich, Mane, Pook, Trape & Broadley 2007
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Naja savannula
West African Banded Cobra | 
Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
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Pseudohaje nigra
Black Tree Cobra | 
David & Ineich 1999
Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
Spawls & Branch 1995
Trape & Balde 2014
Villiers 1975
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Genus
Amblyodipsas (Purple-glossed Snakes and Quill-snouted Snakes) |
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Atractaspis irregularis
Variable Stiletto Snake | 
David & Ineich 1999
Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993
Hulselmans & Verheyen 1970
Hulselmans, Roo & Vree 1970
Hulselmans, Vree & Straeten 1971
Laurent 1950
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
Trape & Balde 2014
Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
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Genus
Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes) |
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Mehelya (Greater File Snakes) |
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Polemon (African Snake Eaters) |
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Genus
Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes) |
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Psammophis afroccidentalis
West African Sand Snake | 
Hagedoorn 2005 [as P. sibilans]
Hulselmans & Verheyen 1970 [as P. sibilans]
Hulselmans, Vree & Straeten 1971 [as P. sibilans]
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011 [as P. sibilans]
Trape & Balde 2014 [as P. sibilans]
Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
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Psammophis phillipsii
West African Olive Grass Snake | 
Hulselmans & Verheyen 1970
Hulselmans, Roo & Vree 1970
Hulselmans, Vree & Straeten 1971
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
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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Genus
Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes) |
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Genus
Atheris (African Bush Vipers) |
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Atheris chlorechis
West African Green Bush Viper | 
Chippaux & Jackson 2019
David & Ineich 1999
Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993
McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Segniagbeto, Trape, David, Ohler, Dubois & Glitho 2011
Trape & Balde 2014
Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
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Genus
Bitis (African Adders) |
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Genus
Echis (Carpet Vipers) |
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