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Distribution of terrestrial venomous snakes
Selection
| Occurrences in | |
|---|---|
| NW | the Northwest |
| N | the North |
| NE | the Northeast |
| W | the West |
| C | central areas |
| E | the East |
| SW | the Southwest |
| S | the South |
| SE | the Southeast |
| X | most areas |
| ? | unclear |
See also separate
distribution charts for various Colubrids
of lesser medical importance.
Distribution tables
Dispholidus typus
Central and Southern Africa
| Senegal (including Gambia) | X | |
| Guinea & Guinea Bissau | X | |
| Sierra Leone | X | |
| Liberia | X | |
| Ivory Coast | X | |
| Burkina Faso | X | |
| Ghana | X | |
| Togo | X | |
| Benin | X | |
| Nigeria | X | |
| Cameroon | X | |
| Central African Republic | X | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) | X | |
| South Sudan | X | |
| Ethiopia & Eritrea | X | |
| Somalia | X | |
| Uganda | X | |
| Kenya | X | |
| Rwanda & Burundi | X | |
| Tanzania | X | Including Zanzibar and Mafia Island |
| Angola | X | |
| Zambia | X | |
| Malawi | X | |
| Mozambique | X | |
| Namibia | N | |
| Botswana | X | |
| Zimbabwe | X | |
| Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) | X |
Thelotornis capensis
Central and Southern Africa
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) | S | |
| Tanzania | X | including Mafia Island |
| Angola | X | |
| Zambia | X | |
| Malawi | X | |
| Mozambique | X | |
| Namibia | X | |
| Botswana | X | |
| Zimbabwe | X | |
| Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) | NE |
Thelotornis kirtlandii
Central and Southern Africa