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Colubridae
- Colubrids
Subfamily - Colubrinae
Herald Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
monotypic
Common Egg-eater
Dasypeltis scabra
monotypic
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus typus
single member of genus
Angolan Green Snake
Philothamnus angolensis
monotypic
Subfamily - Lamprophiinae
Common Slug-eater
Duberria lutrix lutrix
Aurora House Snake
Lamprophis aurora
monotypic
Brown House Snake
Lamprophis fuliginosus
monotypic
Spotted House Snake
Lamprophis guttatus
monotypic
Olive House Snake
Lamprophis inornatus
monotypic
Common Brown Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
monotypic
Mole Snake
Pseudaspis cana
monotypic, single member of genus
Subfamily - Psammophinae
Cross-marked Grass Snake
Psammophis crucifer
monotypic
Cape Sand Snake
Psammophis leightoni
monotypic
Karoo Sand Snake
Psammophis notostictus
monotypic
Kalahari Sand Snake
Psammophis trinasalis
monotypic
Spotted Skaapsteker
Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus
Subfamily - Xenodontinae
Williams' Ground Snake
Liophis williamsi
monotypic, endemic to Venezuela
Paraguay Green Racer
Philodryas nattereri
monotypic
Burmeister's Green Racer
Philodryas trilineata
monotypic