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  1. Terrestrial snakes
  2. Central and Southern Africa
  3. Distribution

Country: Kenya

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Central and Southern Africa

Elapids

Dendroaspis spp., Mambas
Dendroaspis angusticeps X
Dendroaspis jamesoni W
Dendroaspis polylepis X
Naja sp., African cobras
Naja ashei X
Naja haje X
Naja nigricollis W+C
Naja pallida X
Naja subfulva W
Various African and Arabian Elapids of minor medical importance
Elapsoidea loveridgei X
Pseudohaje goldii X

Vipers

Atheris spp., African bush vipers
Atheris desaixi C Mount Kenya
Atheris hindii (= Montatheris hindii) X
Atheris hispida W
Atheris squamigera W
Atractaspis spp., Mole vipers
Atractaspis bibronii X
Atractaspis engdahli NE
Atractaspis fallax X
Atractaspis irregularis X
Atractaspis micropholis X
Bitis spp., Puff adder, Gaboon viper and others
Bitis arietans X
Bitis gabonica SW
Bitis nasicornis W
Bitis worthingtoni SW
Causus spp., Night adders
Causus lichtensteini W
Causus resimus X
Causus rhombeatus X
Echis spp., Saw scaled vipers and Carpet vipers
Echis pyramidum X

Colubrids

A. Dispholidus typus, B. Thelotornis spp., Boomslang and Vine snake
Dispholidus typus X
Thelotornis kirtlandii X
Thelotornis mossambicanus SE
Thelotornis usambaricus S