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Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis Lacépède, 1804
Aipysurus laevis, the olive sea snake, is a reef-dwelling sea snake found in the Indo-Pacific with specific reproductive traits.
Reef Shallows Sea Snake
Aipysurus duboisii Bavay, 1869
Aipysurus duboisii is a sea snake species with a maximum adult length of 148 cm, distinct scale patterns, and variable coloration.
Crowned Snake
Elapognathus coronatus (Schlegel, 1837)
Elapognathus coronatus, the crowned snake, is a venomous elapid endemic to southwestern Western Australia.
Bardick
Echiopsis curta (Schlegel, 1837)
Echiopsis curta, the bardick, is a venomous Australian elapid snake with three separate populations in southern semi-arid regions.
Mustard-bellied Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster (Jan, 1873)
Drysdalia rhodogaster is a 40 cm average-length snake found only in south-eastern New South Wales.
White-lipped Snake
Drysdalia coronoides (Günther, 1858)
Drysdalia coronoides is a small cold-tolerant Australian snake that feeds mostly on skinks and has a characteristic striped upper lip.
Eastern Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)
Cryptophis nigrescens is a venomous elapid snake endemic to eastern Australia that is viviparous.
Eastern Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis australis (Krefft, 1864)
Brachyurophis australis, the eastern shovel-nosed snake, is a small burrowing oviparous snake native to eastern Australia.
Southern Shovel-nosed Snake
Brachyurophis semifasciatus Günther, 1863
The southern shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis semifasciatus) is a reptile species native to southern Australia that feeds on reptile eggs.
Chinese Sea Krait
Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt, 1837)
Laticauda semifasciata, the black-banded sea krait, is an extremely venomous amphibious marine elapid found primarily in the western Pacific Ocean.
Blue-lipped Sea Krait
Laticauda laticaudata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Laticauda laticaudata, the blue-lipped common sea krait, is a widely distributed Indo-Pacific sea krait distinguishable by 19 midbody scale rows and a dark brown upper lip.
New Caledonian Sea Krait
Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole, 2006
Laticauda saintgironsi is an oviparous sea krait endemic to New Caledonia that shows sexual dimorphism in size.
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)
The yellow-lipped sea krait is a venomous marine oviparous snake found across the eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.
Russell's Viper
Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797)
Daboia russelii, the Russell's viper, is a South Asian viper whose venom is used in a common diagnostic blood test.
Palestine Viper
Daboia palaestinae (Werner, 1938)
Daboia palaestinae is a venomous oviparous viper found across parts of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Moorish Viper
Daboia mauritanica Gray, 1849
Daboia mauritanica is a viper species reaching 180 cm that occurs in northwestern African coastal areas.
Siamese Russell's Viper
Daboia siamensis (Smith, 1917)
Daboia siamensis is a viper species with distinct patterning, found across parts of East, Southeast, and South Asia, with an unresolved Indonesian range.
Desert Horned Viper
Cerastes cerastes Linnaeus, 1758
Cerastes cerastes is a horned desert viper species found across arid regions of North Africa and the Middle East.
Arabian Horned Viper
Cerastes gasperettii Leviton & Anderson, 1967
Cerastes gasperettii is a small viper found across parts of the Middle East that prefers desert and shrubland habitats.
Sahara Sand Viper
Cerastes vipera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cerastes vipera is a small stout viper from North Africa and Sinai with a unique mixed hunting strategy and distinctive threat display.
Rhombic Night Adder
Causus rhombeatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Causus rhombeatus is the largest Causus viper found across Sub-Saharan Africa, eating amphibians after hatching.
Snouted Night Adder
Causus defilippii (Jan, 1863)
Causus defilippii, the snouted night adder, is a small viper found across southern and eastern Africa.
Spotted Night Adder
Causus maculatus (Hallowell, 1842)
Causus maculatus is a small stout viper found across West, Central, and East Africa in varied habitats.
Puff Adder
Bitis arietans Merrem, 1820
Bitis arietans is a widespread stout African viper with variable patterning, olfactory crypsis, and holds the record for the largest snake litter.
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