After Uetz, Etzold & Chenna (eds.), 1995-2003 [“The TIGR Reptile Database
” (former EMBL Reptile Database)]
<==o Atractaspididae Günther, 1858 [incl. Aparallactinae Bourgeois, 1968, Viperidae: Atractaspidinae Günther, 1858] (maakyyt; Stiletto Snakes, Mole Vipers)
|-- Atractaspis [Atractaspidinae] (maakyyt) [15 species]
`--o Aparallactinae
|--o Brachyophis revoili Mocquard, 1888 (Revoil's Short Snake)
| |-- B. r. revoili Mocquard 1888
| |-- B. r. cornii Scortecci, 1932
| `-- B. r. krameri Lanza, 1966
|-- Elapotinus picteti Jan, 1862 [Elapotinus picteti Jan, 1862; Elapotinus picteti Jan; Welch, 1994]
|-- Hypoptophis wilsoni Boulenger, 1908 [Hypoptophis wilsoni Boulenger, 1908; Hypoptophis wilsoni Broadley, 1998]
|--o Amblyodipsas (purple-glossed snakes)
| |-- A. concolor (Smith, 1849) (Natal purple-glossed snake)
| |-- A. dimidiata (Günther, 1888) (Mpwapwa purple-glossed snake)
| |--o A. katangensis Witte & Laurent, 1942 (Katanga purple-glossed snake)
| | |-- A. k. katangensis Witte & Laurent, 1942
| | `-- A. k. ionidesi Loveridge, 1951
| |-- A. microphthalma (Bianconi, 1852) (Eastern purple-glossed snake)
| |--o A. polylepis (Bocage, 1873)
| | |-- A. p. polylepis (Bocage, 1873)
| | `-- A. p. hildebrandtii (Peters, 1877)
| |-- A. rodhaini (de Witte, 1930) (Rodhain's purple-glossed snake)
| |-- A. teitana Loveridge, 1936 (Teitana purple-glossed snake)
| |-- A. unicolor (Reinhardt, 1843) (Dull purple-glossed snake)
| `-- A. ventrimaculata (Roux, 1907) (Kalahari purple-glossed snake)
|-- Aparallactus (centipede-eaters) [11 sp.]
|--o Chilorhinophis
| |-- C. butleri
| |-- C. carpenteri
| `-- C. gerardi
|--o Homoroselaps
| |-- H. dorsalis
| `-- H. lacteus
|-- Macrelaps microlepidotus [=? Micrelaps]
|--o Polemon
| |-- P. acanthias
| |-- P. barthii
| |-- P. bocourti
| |-- P. christyi
| |-- P. collaris
| |-- P. fulvicollis
| |-- P. gabonensis
| |-- P. gracilis
| |-- P. griseiceps
| |-- P. leopoldi
| |-- P. neuwiedi
| |-- P. notatum
| `-- P. robustus
`--o Xenocalamus
|-- X. bicolor
|-- X. mechowii
|-- X. michellii
|-- X. sabiensis
`-- X. transvaalensis
Reference(s):
- Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968
- Uetz, P., Etzold, T. & Chenna, R. (eds.), 1995-2003: The TIGR Reptile Database
[former EMBL Reptile Database]
–iNet: http://www.reptile-database.org/