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
Thelotornis
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African Vine Snakes, African Bird Snakes, Twig Snakes
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Afrikanische Lianennattern, Afrikanische Vogelnattern
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Afrikanske Liansnoge
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1849 |  |
Thelotornis Smith (type species: Thelotornis capensis Smith 1849) |
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1859 | |
Cladophis Dumeril (type species: Leptophis kirtlandii Hallowell 1844) |
Contents:
4 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SubSaharan African.
Reported from:
Angola,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Corisco Island,
Elobey Island,
Rio Muni),
Eswatini,
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago
[incl.
Benguerua]),
Namibia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
South Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Thelotornis capensis
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Southern Vine Snake, Southern Bird Snake, Southern Twig Snake, Southeastern Savanna Vine Snake, Savanna Vine Snake
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Südafrikanische Lianennatter
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Sydafrikansk Liansnog
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1849 | |
Thelotornis capensis Smith |
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Thelotornis kirtlandii capensis Loveridge 1944 |
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1881 | |
Dryiophis oatesii Günther |
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Thelotornis kirtlandii oatesii Loveridge 1953 |
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Thelotornis capensis oatesii Laurent 1956 |
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Thelotornis oatesii Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 |
Other common names:
capensis: Southeastern Savanna Vine Snake
oatesi: Central African Vine Snake, (Oates' Savanna Vine Snake, Oates' Twig Snake)
Remarks:
Previously included mossambicanus. Haagner, Branch & Haagner (2000) treated oatesii as a separate species.
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Thelotornis kirtlandii
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Northern Vine Snake, Northern Bird Snake, Northern Twig Snake, Forest Vine Snake, Forest Twig Snake, Green-headed Vine Snake
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Nördliche Lianennatter
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Nordlig Liansnog
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1844 | |
Leptophis kirtlandii Hallowell |
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Dryiophis kirtlandii Bocage 1895 |
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Thelotornis kirtlandii Boulenger 1896 |
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1854 | |
Oxybelis lecomtei Duméril, Bibron & Duméril (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1854 | |
Tragophis rufulus Duméril & Bibron (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
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1856 | |
Oxybelis violacea Fischer (Broadley & Wallach 2002) |
Remarks:
Previously included capensis and mossambicanus. Presence in Senegal (Dupuy 1975, based on a sight record) needs confirmation (Trape & Mané 2006a). Records from Kenya (e.g., Loveridge 1957; Spawls 1978; Harding & Welch 1980; Welch 1982) are considered erroneous (David & Ineich 1999).
Distribution:
Angola,
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Corisco Island,
Elobey Island,
Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
South Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia.
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Thelotornis mossambicanus
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Eastern Vine Snake, Mozambique Vine Snake, Eastern Twig Snake
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Ostafrikanische Lianennatter
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Østafrikansk Liansnog
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1895 | |
Dryiophis kirtlandii mossambicana Bocage |
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Thelotornis capensis mossambicanus Broadley 1979 |
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Thelotornis mossambicanus Broadley 2001 |
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1978 | |
Thelotornis capensis shilsi Derleyn (Broadley 2001) |
Distribution:
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago
[incl.
Benguerua]),
Somalia,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Thelotornis usambaricus
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Usambara Vine Snake
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Usambara-Lianennatter
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Usambara-liansnog
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2001 | |
Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley |
Distribution:
Kenya,
Mozambique,
Tanzania.
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