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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Lamprophiidae
Bibliography of the genus Macrelaps
Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae








Genus
Macrelaps

Natal Black Snake

Natal-Schwarzschlange

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1896 Macrelaps Boulenger (type species: Uriechis microlepidotus Günther 1860)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Placed in the family Atractaspididae by Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schätti & Toriba (1993).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Macrelaps microlepidotus

Natal Black Snake

Natal-Schwarzschlange

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1860 Uriechis microlepidotus Günther
Macrelaps microlepidotus Boulenger 1896
1877 Atractaspis natalensis Peters (Golay & al. 1993)

Distribution: South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal).