Section 5 

 NORTH AFRICA 



Definition of the Region: 

 Includes the nations of Mauritaniii. Sj^mi-sh Sahara, Mali, Niger, Morocco, 

 Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt (United Arab Republic). 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Map of the region (9 



Introduction 79 



Distribution Chart T8 



Key to Genera (9 



ELAPIDAE: 



Elapsoidea 80 



Naja 80 



Walte7'i7Wiesia 81 



VIPERIDAE: 



Atractaspis 81 



Bitis 82 



Caitsus 82 



Cerastes 82 



Echis 83 



Vipcra 8-4 



References 84 



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