Search :   Actual Scientific name : French name English name Amblyodipsas katangensis   Katanga Purple-glossed Snake  Amblyodipsas polylepis   Common Purple-glossed Snake  Amblyodipsas rodhaini   Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake  Aparallactus capensis   Cape Centipede Eater  Aparallactus moeruensis   Zaire Centipede-eater  Atractaspis bibronii   Southern Or Bibron's Burrowing Asp, Mole Viper  Atractaspis congica   Eastern Congo Burrowing Asp  Atractaspis reticulata   Mole Viper  Chilorhinophis gerardi   Gerard's Black And Yellow Burrowing Snake  Hypoptophis wilsoni   African Bighead Snake  Polemon christyi   Eastern Snake-eater  Xenocalamus bicolor   Slender Quill-snouted Snake  Xenocalamus mechowii   Elongate Quill-snouted Snake  Xenocalamus michellii   Michell's Quill-snouted Snake  Warning : This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors. The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed. We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us. +  You are in : ROOT > Vertebrata (Vertebrates) > Reptilia (Reptiles) > Squamata > Atractaspididae (stiletto snakes, mole vipers) Design by McArnolds Group SA | Development and code by AMESIS SPRL