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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