Country: Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland)
Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Central and Southern Africa
Colubrids
| Dispholidus typus | X | |
| Thelotornis capensis | NE |
Elapids
| Dendroaspis angusticeps | E | |
| Dendroaspis polylepis | N+E | not in Lesotho |
| Hemachatus haemachatus | X |
| Naja annulifera | NE | |
| Naja mossambica | NE | |
| Naja nigricincta | W | |
| Naja nivea | W+C+S | incl. Western Lesotho |
| Naja subfulva | X |
| Aspidelaps lubricus | W+C | |
| Aspidelaps scutatus | NE | |
| Elapsoidea boulengeri | N | |
| Elapsoidea semiannulata | N+C | |
| Hormoroselaps dorsalis | E | |
| Hormoroselaps lacteus | N |
Vipers
| Atractaspis bibronii | C+E | |
| Atractaspis duerdeni | NE |
| Bitis albanica | S | E-Cape Province |
| Bitis arietans | X | |
| Bitis armata | SW | SW-Cape Province |
| Bitis atropos | E+S | |
| Bitis caudalis | N+W | |
| Bitis cornuta | W | |
| Bitis gabonica | NE | |
| Bitis inornata | S | Eastern Cape |
| Bitis rubida | SW | |
| Bitis schneideri | W | |
| Bitis xeropaga | NW |
| Causus defilippii | NE | |
| Causus rhombeatus | X |