Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Dendroaspis
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Dendroaspis Schlegel (type species: Elaps jamesonii Traill 1843) |
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1852 | |
Dinophis Hallowell (type species: Dinophis hammondii Hallowell 1852) |
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1855 | |
Dendroechis Fischer (type species: Dendroechis reticulata Fischer 1855) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 1 (20.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Dendroaspis angusticeps
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Southern Green Mamba
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Südliche Grüne Mamba
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Sydlig Grøn Mamba
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1849 | |
Naja angusticeps Smith |
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Chloroechis angusticeps Peters 1854 |
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Dendraspis angusticeps Günther 1858 |
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Dendroaspis angusticeps Bogert 1940 |
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1907 | |
Dendroaspis sjöstedti Lönnberg (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
Remarks:
Now restricted to South Africa. Previously included intermedius. Records from outside South Africa refer to intermedius (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo).
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Dendroaspis angusticeps
© Rune Midtgaard
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Dendroaspis intermedius
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Eastern Green Mamba, Common Green Mamba, White-mouthed Mamba
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Östliche Grüne Mamba
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Østlig Grøn Mamba
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1865 | |
Dendraspis intermedius Günther |
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Dendroaspis intermedius Broadley & Blaylock 2013 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of angusticeps (e.g., Golay & al. 1993). Although not formally revalidated yet, Broadley & Blaylock (2013) treated intermedius as a separate species, but without discussion. This was followed by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014), who referred to pers. comm. with W. Wüster. Presence in Congo-Kinshasa is regarded as erroneous (Rasmussen 1994; David & Ineich 1999), although reported by some authors (e.g., Witte 1962 [as angusticeps], Chifundera 1990 [as angusticeps]; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar),
Zimbabwe.
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Dendroaspis jamesonii
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Central African Green Mamba, (Green Forest Mamba, Jameson's Mamba)
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Zentralafrikanische Grüne Mamba, (Jamesons Mamba)
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Centralafrikansk Grøn Mamba
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1843 | |
Elaps jamesonii Traill |
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Dendraspis jamesonii Boettger 1888 |
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Dendroaspis jamesonii Bogert 1940 |
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1865 | |
Dendraspis welwitschii Günther (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1885 | |
Dinophis fasciolatus Fischer (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1888 | |
Dendraspis neglectus Bocage (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1936 | |
Dendraspis jamesoni kaimosae Loveridge |
Other common names:
jamesoni: Western Central African Green Mamba, )Western Jameson's Mamba)
kaimosae: Eastern Central African Green Mamba, Kaimosi Mamba, (Eastern Jameson's Mamba)
Remarks:
Schätti & Loumont (1992) believed the mamba species allegedly occurring in Sao Tome to be jamesoni, although other authors have regarded it as representing
viridis (e.g., Manacas 1981; Golay & al. 1993).
However, presence of any species of mamba in the island is unconfirmed (Ceríaco, Marques & Bauer 2018).
A record from Zambia is based on a single, lost specimen.
New records are needed to confirm presence of the species in the country (Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021; Spawls 2022).
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
South Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Dendroaspis jamesonii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Dendroaspis polylepis
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Black Mamba, Black-mouthed Mamba, Brown Mamba
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Schwarze Mamba
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Sort Mamba
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Dendraspis polylepis Günther |
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Dendroaspis polylepis Parker 1949 |
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1873 | |
Dendraspis antinorii Peters (Broadley 1983; Golay & al. 1993) |
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Dendroaspis polylepis antinorii Parker 1949 |
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1882 | |
Dendraspis mamba Gough (Golay & al. 1993) |
Other common names:
antinorii: Northern Black Mamba
polylepis: Southern Black Mamba
Remarks:
Broadley (1983) did not recognize any valid subspecies of polylepis.
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Dendroaspis polylepis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Dendroaspis viridis
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Western Green Mamba, West African Green Mamba
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Westliche Grüne Mamba
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Vestlig Grøn Mamba
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1844 | |
Leptophis viridis Hallowell |
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Dendraspis viridis Boulenger 1896 |
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Dendroaspis viridis Bogert 1940 |
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1852 | |
Dinophis hammondii Hallowell (Golay & al. 1993) |
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Dendroaspis viridis hallowelli [lapsus for hammondii?] Barnett, Emms & Santoni 2001 |
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1855 | |
Dendroechis reticulata Fischer (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1855 | |
Naja jamesonii Schlegel [not Elaps jamesoni Traill 1843] (Golay & al. 1993) |
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1993 | |
Dendroaspis viridis hallowellii Yeomans (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
Remarks:
Schätti & Loumont (1992) believed the mamba species allegedly occurring in Sao Tome to be jamesoni, although other authors have regarded it as representing
viridis (e.g., Manacas 1981; Golay & al. 1993).
However, presence of any species of mamba in the island is unconfirmed (Ceríaco, Marques & Bauer 2018).
Distribution:
Benin,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Dendroaspis viridis
© Rune Midtgaard
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