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REPTILES OF THE WORLD 



Number 



of 

 species 

 Genus Rhinhoplocephalus .... 1 species 



Genus Brachyaspis 1 species 



Genus Acanthophis 1 species 



Genus Elapognathus 1 species 



Genus Boulengerina 1 species 



"'Genus Elapechis 6 species 



Genus Rhynchelaps 4 species 



Genus Bungarus 6 species 



Genus Naia 10 species 



Genus Sepedon 1 species 



Genus Aspidelaps 2 species 



Genus Walterinnesia 1 species 



Genus Hemibungarus 4 species 



Genus Callophis 5 species 



Genus Doliophis 4 species 



Genus Furina 3 species 



Genus Homorelaps 2 species 



Genus Elaps 28 species 



Genus Dendraspis 4 species 



Family Amblycephalidce (Com- 

 posed of non-venomous spe- 

 cies. They appear to con- 

 nect the Colubridce with the 

 Viperidce). 



Genus Haplopelturus 1 species 



Genus Amblycephalus 9 species 



Genus Leptognathus 21 species 



Genus Dipsas 1 species 



Genus Pseudopareas 2 species 



Family Viperidce (The thick-bod- 

 ied poisonous snakes. A pair 

 of long fangs are on the for- 

 ward part of the upper jaw 

 and fold against the roof of 

 the mouth when jaws are 

 closed). 

 Subfamily Viperina? (The True 

 Vipers— Old World). 



Genus Causas 4 species 



Genus Azemiops 1 species 



Genus Vipera 10 species 



Distribution 



Australia; Tasmania. 



Australia. 



Australia ; Papuasia ; Moluc- 

 cas. 



Australia. 



Central Africa. 



Tropical and South Africa. 



Australia. 



Southeastern Asia. 



Southern Asia; Africa; Ma- 

 laysia. 



South Africa. 



South Africa; Mozambique. 



Egypt. 



S. E. Asia. 



S. E. Asia. 



Burma; Cochin China; Ma- 

 lay Pn. and Archipelago. 



Australia. 



South Africa. 



So. U. S. to tropical South 

 America (inclusive). 



Tropical and South Africa. 



India; Malay Archipelago. 



S. E. Asia. 



Central and South America. 



South America. 



South America. 



Tropical and South Africa. 

 Upper Burma. 



Europe; Asia; North and 

 tropical Africa. 



