From: Species perceived to be dangerous are more likely to have distinctive local names
Family | Common name | Scientific name | Expected to occur in the study area |
---|---|---|---|
Atractaspidae | Bibron’s Stilleto Snake | Atractaspis bibronii Smith, 1849 | X |
Viperidae | Puff Adder | Bitis arietans (Merrem, 1820) | X |
Viperidae | Gaboon Viper | Bitis Gabonica (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | |
Viperidae | Swamp Viper | Proatheris superciliaris (Peters, 1855) | |
Elapidae | Green Mamba | Dendroaspis angusticeps (Smith, 1849) | |
Elapidae | Black Mamba | Dendroaspis polylepis Günther, 1864 | X |
Elapidae | Rinkhals | Hemachatus haemachatus (Bonnaterre, 1790)a | |
Elapidae | Snouted Cobra | Naja annulifera Peters, 1854 | |
Elapidae | Forest Cobra | Naja subfulva Laurent, 1955b | X |
Elapidae | Black Necked Spitting Cobra | Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 | |
Elapidae | Mozambique Spitting Cobra | Naja mossambica Peters, 1854 | X |
Colubridae | Boomslang | Dispholidus typus (Smith, 1828) | X |
Colubridae | Southern Vine Snake | Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849 | |
Colubridae | Mozambican Vine Snake | Thelotornis mossambicanus Smith, 1849 | X |