Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Aparallactus
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African Centipede Eaters
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Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Afrikanske Skolopendersnoge
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1849 |  |
Aparallactus Smith (type species: Aparallactus capensis Smith 1849) |
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1849 | |
Elapomorphus Smith (type species: Aparallactus capensis Smith 1849) |
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1854 | |
Uriechis Peters (type species: Uriechis lunulatus Peters 1854) |
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1857 | |
Eucritus Jan (type species: Eucritus atrocephalus Jan 1857) |
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1859 | |
Elapops Günther (type species: Elapops modestus Günther 1859) |
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1860 | |
Pariaspis Cope (type species: Pariaspis plumbeatra Cope 1860) |
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Periaspis Loveridge 1944 [emendation of Pariaspis Cope 1860] |
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1863 | |
Cercocalamus Günther (type species: Cercocalamus collaris Günther 1863) |
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1870 | |
Metopophis Peters (type species: Uriechis lineatus Peters 1870) |
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1917 | |
Rouleophis Chabanaud (type species: Rouleophis chevalieri Chabanaud 1917; syn. Böhme, Rödel, Brede & Wagner 2011) |
Contents:
11 species, of which 4 (36.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Aparallactus capensis
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Cape Centipede Eater, Black-headed Centipede Eater, Black-headed Snake
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Südliche Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Sydlig Skolopendersnog
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1849 | |
Aparallactus capensis Smith |
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Elapomorphus capensis Smith 1849 |
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Uriechis capensis Günther 1865 |
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1863 | |
Cercocalamus collaris Günther (Loveridge 1957) |
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1895 | |
Aparallactus bocagii Boulenger (Broadley 1983) |
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Aparallactus capensis bocagei Witte & Laurent 1947 |
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1895 | |
Aparallactus punctatolineatus Boulenger (Broadley 1983) |
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Aparallactus capensis punctatolineatus Witte & Laurent 1947 |
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1910 | |
Aparallactus lübberti Sternfeld (Broadley 1983) |
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Aparallactus capensis lübberti Mertens 1955 |
Other common names:
bocagii: Angolan Centipede Eater
Remarks:
Records from Western Cape, South Africa, are regarded as doubtful (Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
Rwanda,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Tanzania
(incl.
Mafia,
Zanzibar),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Aparallactus guentheri
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East African Black Centipede Eater, Zanzibar Centipede Eater
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Ostafikanische Schwarze Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Østafrikansk Sort Skolopendersnog
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1895 | |
Aparallactus guentheri Boulenger |
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1928 | |
Aparallactus uluguruensis Barbour & Loveridge (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
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Aparallactus capensis uluguruensis Welch 1982 |
Other common names:
uluguruensis: Uluguru Centipede Eater
Remarks:
Records from Angola refer to capensis (Broadley 1990; Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018).
Distribution:
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania,
Zimbabwe.
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Aparallactus jacksonii
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Sudan Centipede Eater, Kilimajaro Centipede Eater, (Jackson's Centipede Eater)
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Sudanische Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Sudansk Skolopendersnog
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1888 | |
Uriechis jacksonii Günther |
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Aparallactus jacksonii Boulenger 1895 |
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1955 | |
Aparallactus jacksoni oweni Loveridge |
Other common names:
oweni: Southern Sudan Centipede Eater, Owen's Centipede Eater
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Tanzania.
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Aparallactus lineatus
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Lined Centipede Eater
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Gestreifte Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Afrikansk Stribet Skolopendersnog
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1870 | |
Uriechis lineatus Peters |
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Aparallactus lineatus Boulenger 1895 |
Remarks:
Previously confused with niger.
Distribution:
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria.
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Aparallactus lunulatus
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Reticulated Centipede Eater, Plumbeous Centipede Eater, Blotched-back Centipede Eater
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Netz-Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Net-skolopendersnog
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1854 | |
Uriechis lunulatus Peters |
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Aparallactus lunulatus Boulenger 1895 |
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1884 | |
Uriechis concolor Fischer (Largen & Rasmussen 1993) |
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Aparallactus concolor Boulenger 1895 |
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Aparallactus lunulatus concolor Loveridge 1957 |
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1916 | |
Aparallactus nigrocollaris Chabanaud (Largen & Rasmussen 1993) |
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Aparallactus lunulatus nigrocollaris Laurent 1958 |
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1931 | |
Aparallactus concolor boulengeri Scortecci [not Aparallactus boulengeri Werner 1896] (Largen & Rasmussen 1993) |
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1949 | |
Aparallactus lunulatus scorteccii Parker (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
Other common names:
lunulatus: Southeastern Reticulated Centipede Eater, Southeastern Plumbeous Centipede Eater
nigrocollaris: Black-collared Centipede Eater
scorteccii: Scortecci's Reticulated Centipede Eater, Scortecci's Plumbeous Centipede Eater
Distribution:
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Ghana,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Nigeria,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Aparallactus modestus
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Western Forest Centipede Eater, Forest Centipede Eater, Western Centipede Eater, Common Centipede Eater, Grey Forest Snake, Blue-grey Forest Snake
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Wald-Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Skov-skolopendersnog
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1859 | |
Elapops modestus Günther |
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Aparallactus modestus Bogert 1940 |
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1860 | |
Periaspis plumbeatra Cope (Loveridge 1957) |
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1896 | |
Aparallactus boulengeri Werner (Loveridge 1957) |
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1897 | |
Aparallactus peraffinis Werner (Loveridge 1957) |
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1897 | |
Aparallactus ubangensis Boulenger |
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Aparallactus modestus ubangensis Witte & Laurent 1947 |
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1901 | |
Aparallactus flavitorques Boulenger (Loveridge 1957) |
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1902 | |
Aparallactus congicus Werner (Loveridge 1957) |
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1902 | |
Aparallactus dolloi Werner (Loveridge 1957) |
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1907 | |
Aparallactus batesii Boulenger (Loveridge 1957) |
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1910 | |
Aparallactus christyi Boulenger (Loveridge 1957) |
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1917 | |
Aparallactus nigrocollaris roucheti Chabanaud (Loveridge 1957) |
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1923 | |
Guyomarchia unicolor Angel (Loveridge 1957) |
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1924 | |
Aparallactus graueri Werner (Loveridge 1957) |
Remarks:
Records from Burkina Faso (e.g., Roman 1984) represent misidentified lunulatus nigrocollaris (Trape & Mané 2006a).
Distribution:
Benin,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Sierra Leone,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Aparallactus moeruensis
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Congolese Centipede Eater, Zaire Centipede Eater
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Kongolesische Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Congolesisk Skolopendersnog
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1943 | |
Aparallactus moeruensis Witte & Laurent |
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Zambia.
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Aparallactus niger
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West African Black Centipede Eater
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Westafikanische Schwarze Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Vestafrikansk Sort Skolopendersnog
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1897 | |
Aparallactus niger Boulenger |
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1917 | |
Rouleophis chevalieri Chabanaud (Böhme, Rödel, Brede & Wagner 2011) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of lineatus (e.g., Loveridge 1938, 1944). Revalidated by Laurent (1947). Validity confirmed by Wallach (1994a).
Distribution:
Guinea,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Sierra Leone.
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Aparallactus nigriceps
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Mozambique Centipede Eater
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Mosambikanische Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Mozambiquisk Skolopendersnog
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1854 | |
Uriechis nigriceps Peters |
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Aparallactus nigriceps Boulenger 1895 |
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Aparallactus capensis nigriceps Witte & Laurent 1947 |
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1857 | |
Eucritus atrocephalus Jan (Broadley 1983) |
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1862 | |
Uriechis atriceps Jan (Broadley 1983) |
Distribution:
Mozambique.
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Aparallactus turneri
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Malindi Centipede Eater
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Malindi-Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Malindi-skolopendersnog
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Ararallactus turneri Loveridge |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Aparallactus werneri
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Usambara Centipede Eater, (Werner's Centipede Eater)
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Usambara-Tausendfüsser-Fresser
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Usambara-skolopendersnog
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1895 | |
Aparallactus werneri Boulenger |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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