Section 6 

 CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA 



Definition of the Region: 

 AV of Africa south of the Sahanc Dexert reyiun. The northern border of this 

 huge area coincides with the southern boundaries of Mauritania. Mali. Niger 

 arid Chad; and with the northern houndarg of the Sud<in. Madagascar, off 

 the east coast, ha.i no renomoiix muikes. 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Mop of the region 8( 



Introduction 8( 



Distribution Chart SO, 88 



Key to Genera 89 



COLUBRIDAE: 



Dispholidiis 00 



Thrlotornis 91 



ELAPiDAE: 



Aspidelaps 91 



Boalengerina 91 



Dendroas/)i.s 92 



Elaps 94 



Ehijisoidea 94 



Ileinachatus 94 



Naja 95 



Paranaja 97 



Pseudohaje 97 



VIPERIDAE: 



Adenorhinos 98 



Atheris 98 



Atractaspis 99 



Bitis 100 



Causus 102 



Echis 103 



Vipcni 103 



References 103 



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