Aparallactus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Familia: Atractaspididae
Subfamilia: Aparallactinae
Genus: Aparallactus
Species (11): A. capensis – A. guentheri – A. jacksonii – A. lineatus – A. lunulatus – A. modestus – A. moeruensis – A. niger – A. nigriceps – A. turneri – A. werneri
Name

Aparallactus Smith, 1849

Type species: Aparallactus capensis Smith, 1849, by monotypy.
Synonyms

Pariaspis Cope, 1860: 241

Type species: Pariaspis plumbeatra Cope, 1860, by original designation and monotypy.
References
Primary references

Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page.
Cope, E.D. 1860. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. Part 2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 241–266. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Aparallactus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 June 2018.

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Honderdpootvreters
English: Centipede-eating Snakes

Aparallactus is a genus of rear-fanged venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 11 species are recognized.[1]

Description

Maxillary short, with 6-9 small teeth followed by a large grooved fang situated below the eye. Anterior mandibular teeth longest. Head small, not distinct from neck. Eye small, with round pupil. Nasal entire or divided; no loreal. Body cylindrical; tail moderate or short. Dorsal scales smooth, without pits, arranged in 15 rows. Ventrals rounded; subcaudals single (not divided or paired).[2]
Species
Genus Aparallactus -- 11 species

Species^[1]	Taxon author^[1]	Subspecies*^[1]	Common name^[3]	Geographic range^[3]
A. capensis^T	A. Smith, 1849	bocagei luebberti punctatolineatus	Cape centipede-eater	Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A. guentheri	Boulenger, 1895	————	black centipede-eater	Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zanzibar.
A. jacksonii	(Günther, 1888)	————	Jackson's centipede-eater	Ethiopia, north Tanzania, south Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda.
A. lineatus	(W. Peters, 1870)	————	lined centipede-eater	Guinea, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon.
A. lunulatus	(W. Peters, 1854)	nigrocollaris scortecci	reticulated centipede-eater	Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana to Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Somalia, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Botswana, Tanzania.
A. modestus	(Günther, 1859)	ubangensis	western forest centipede-eater	Central African Republic, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Gabon.
A. moeruensis	de Witte & Laurent, 1943	————	Zaire centipede-eater	South Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A. niger	Boulenger, 1897	————		Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast.
A. nigriceps	(W. Peters, 1854)	————	Mozambique centipede-eater	South eastern Mozambique around Inhambane.
A. turneri	Loveridge, 1935	————	Malindi centipede-eater	Coastal Kenya.
A. werneri	Boulenger, 1895	————	Usambara centipede-eater	Eastern Tanzania, Usambara and Uluguru Mountains.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies. T) Type species.
See also

Snakebite.

References

"Aparallactus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History), Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Genus Aparallactus, pp. 255-256).

Aparallactus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 May 2009.