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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: Chad

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in North Africa, Near and Middle East

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

Literature on the distribution

Elapids

Naja sp., African cobras

Naja haje	S
Naja melanoleuca	X
Naja nigricollis	C+S
Naja nubiae	N+E
Naja savannula	SW
Naja subfulva	X

Vipers

Atractaspis spp., Mole vipers

Atractaspis watsoni

X

Bitis spp., Puff adder, Gaboon viper and others

Bitis arietans	S
Bitis gabonica	X

Causus spp., Night adders

Causus rhombeatus

?

Cerastes spp., African desert horned vipers

Cerastes cerastes	N
Cerastes vipera	N

Echis spp., Saw scaled vipers and Carpet vipers

Echis leucogaster	N+C
Echis romani	S