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Elapsoidea is a genus of venomous elapid snake commonly known as venomous garter snakes or African garter snakes. Despite the name, they are unrelated to the harmless North American garter snake species.
Species
- Broadley's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea broadleyi (Jakobsen, 1997) - Somalia
- Somali Garter Snake, Elapsoidea chelazzii (Lanza, 1979) - Somalia
- Günther's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea guentherii (Bocage, 1866) - Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon
- Werner's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea laticincta (Werner, 1919) - Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Central African Republic, and Cameroon
- Loveridge's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea loveridgei (Parker, 1949) - Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Uganda
- Black Garter Snake, Elapsoidea nigra (Günther, 1888) - Tanzania
- Angolan Garter Snake, Elapsoidea semiannulata (Bocage, 1882) - throughout central Africa
- Sundevall's Garter Snake, Elapsoidea sundevallii (Smith, 1848) - South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Gambia
- Senegal Garter Snake, Elapsoidea trapei (Mane, 1999) - Senegal
References
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