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VAPAGuide: Venomous & Poisonous Animals

Country: Namibia

Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Central and Southern Africa

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

Vipers

Atractaspis spp., Mole vipers

Atractaspis bibronii	X
Atractaspis congica	NE	Caprivi Strip
Atractaspis duerdeni	X

Bitis spp., Puff adder, Gaboon viper and others

Bitis arietans	X
Bitis caudalis	X
Bitis cornuta	SW
Bitis peringueyi	W
Bitis schneideri	SW
Bitis xeropaga	SW

Elapids

Dendroaspis spp., Mambas

Dendroaspis polylepis

X

Naja sp., African cobras

Naja anchietae	N+NE
Naja annulifera	NE
Naja mossambica	NE
Naja nigricincta	X
Naja nigricollis	N
Naja nivea	W+C+S

Various African and Arabian Elapids of minor medical importance

Aspidelaps lubricus	X
Aspidelaps scutatus	X
Elapsoidea boulengeri	N
Elapsoidea semiannulata	N

Colubrids

A. Dispholidus typus, B. Thelotornis spp., Boomslang and Vine snake

Dispholidus typus	N
Thelotornis capensis	X