Aspidelaps

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Aspidelaps

Aspidelaps is a genus

Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
of venomous

Venomous snake

A venomous snake is a snake that uses modified saliva, snake venom, usually delivered through highly specialized teeth such as hollow fangs, for the purpose of prey immobilization and self-defense....
elapid

Elapidae

The Elapidae, or elapids, are a family of venom snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Indian Ocean and the Pacific....
snakes found in Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. They are commonly called shield-nosed cobras after their cobra-hoods and enlarged rostral

Rostral

Rostral can refer to:* Anatomical terms of location#Directions, Top or cephaled, as opposed to caudal or down.* Rostral bone* Rostral column, a monumental scaled column, frequently decorated with ship bows...
(nose) scales. However, the hood is not nearly as well developed in Aspidelaps as it is in Naja
Naja

Naja is a genus of venom elapid snakes. They are the most recognized, and most widespread group of snakes commonly known as cobras, though there are several other genera which also make use of that common name....
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Aspidelaps is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
of venomous
Venomous snake

A venomous snake is a snake that uses modified saliva, snake venom, usually delivered through highly specialized teeth such as hollow fangs, for the purpose of prey immobilization and self-defense....
elapid
Elapidae

The Elapidae, or elapids, are a family of venom snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Indian Ocean and the Pacific....
snakes found in Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. They are commonly called shield-nosed cobras after their cobra-hoods and enlarged rostral
Rostral

Rostral can refer to:* Anatomical terms of location#Directions, Top or cephaled, as opposed to caudal or down.* Rostral bone* Rostral column, a monumental scaled column, frequently decorated with ship bows...
(nose) scales. However, the hood is not nearly as well developed in Aspidelaps as it is in Naja
Naja

Naja is a genus of venom elapid snakes. They are the most recognized, and most widespread group of snakes commonly known as cobras, though there are several other genera which also make use of that common name....
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Species

Species Authority Subsp.* Common name Geographic range
A. lubricus Laurenti, 1768 2 Cape coral snake South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
(Cape Province
Cape Province

The Cape of Good Hope Province was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Colony, and had Cape Town as its capital....
), southern Angola
Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
, Namibia
Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....
A. scutatus A. Smith, 1849 3 Shield-nosed cobra Namibia, Botswana
Botswana

The Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Citizens of Botswana are called "Batswana" , regardless of ethnicity. Formerly a British protectorate of Bechuanaland Protectorate, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth of Nations on 30 September 1966....
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo River rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east....
, north-east South Africa, Mozambique
Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest....

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