Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Natriciteres
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African Marsh Snakes
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Afrikanische Sumpfnattern
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Afrikanske Sumpsnoge
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1877 |  |
Neusterophis Peters [not Neusterophis Günther 1863 (Serpentes)] (type species: Neusterophis atratus Peters 1877) |
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1953 | |
Natriciteres Loveridge (type species: Coronella olivacea Peters 1854) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 1 (16.7%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Pemba,
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Natriciteres bipostocularis
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Southwestern Forest Marsh Snake
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Südwestliche Sumpfnatter
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Sydvestlig Sumpsnog
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1962 | |
Natriciteres olivacea bipostocularis Broadley |
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Natriciteres variegata bipostocularis Broadley 1966 |
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Natriciteres bipostocularis Broadley & Cotterill 2004 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Zambia.
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Natriciteres fuliginoides
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Collared Marsh Snake, Brown Marsh Snake
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Halsband-Sumpfnatter
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Halsbånd-sumpsnog
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1858 | |
Coronella fuliginoides Günther |
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Tropidonotus fuliginoides Boulenger 1893 |
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Natrix fuliginoides Angel 1933 |
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Neusterophis fuliginoides Bogert 1940 |
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Natriciteres fuliginoides Loveridge 1953 |
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1863 | |
Mizodon longicauda Günther (Mertens 1964) |
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Coronella longicauda Mocquard 1887 |
Remarks:
Records from Burkina Faso and Niger (e.g., Roman 1980, 1984) are based on misidentified olivacea (Trape & Mané 2006a; Trape & Mané 2015).
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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Natriciteres olivacea
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Olive Marsh Snake, Collarless Marsh Snake, Olive Grass Snake, Black-backed Grass Snake, Black-backed Water Snake, (Common Water Snake, Olive Water Snake)
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Olivfarbige Sumpfnatter
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Brun Sumpsnog
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1854 | |
Coronella olivacea Peters |
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Tropidonotus olivaceus Boulenger 1893 |
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Natrix olivacea Cott 1928 |
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Neusterophis olivaceus Bogert 1940 |
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Natriciteres olivacea Loveridge 1953 |
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1860 | |
Coronella dumerilii Günther (Broadley 1983) |
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1863 | |
Enicognathus punctatostriatus Jan (Broadley 1983) |
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1877 | |
Neusterophis atratus Peters (Broadley 1983) |
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1886 | |
Grayia giardi Dollo (Broadley 1983) |
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1935 | |
Natrix olivacea uluguruensis Loveridge (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
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Neusterophis olivaceus uluguruensis Bogert 1940 |
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Natriciteres olivacea uluguruensis Loveridge 1957 |
Other common names:
uluguruensis: Montane Marsh Snake
Remarks:
Previously included bipostocularis.
Reports from Sierra Leone (e.g., Aylmer 1922) need confirmation (Trape & Baldé 2014).
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Natriciteres pembana
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Pemba Marsh Snake, Dwarf Marsh Snake
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Pemba-Sumpfnatter
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Pemba-sumpsnog
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1935 | |
Natrix olivacea pembana Loveridge |
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Natriciteres olivacea pembana Loveridge 1957 |
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Natriciteres variegata pembana Broadley & Howell 1991 |
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Natriciteres pembana Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Distribution:
Tanzania
(Pemba).
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Natriciteres sylvatica
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Eastern Forest Marsh Snake, (Forest Marsh Snake)
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Östliche Sumpfnatter
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Østlig Sumpsnog
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1966 | |
Natriciteres variegata sylvatica Broadley |
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Natriciteres sylvatica Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Natriciteres variegata
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Variable Marsh Snake, Variegated Marsh Snake, (Forest Marsh Snake)
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Bunte Sumpfnatter
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Broget Sumpsnog
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1861 | |
Mizodon variegatus Peters |
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Tropidonotus variegatus Boulenger 1893 |
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Neusterophis variegatus Loveridge 1941 |
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Natriciteres variegata Loveridge 1958 |
Remarks:
Previously included bipostocularis, pembana and sylvatica.
Records from Gabon (Frétey & Blanc 2004; Hughes 2017) were based on fuliginoides (Pauwels & Sallé 2009;
Pauwels, Braun, Brum, Carlino, Chirio, Glaizot, Meirte, Morelle & Royauté 2017).
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone,
Togo.
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