| Atractaspis | |
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| Atractaspis engaddensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Subfamily: | Atractaspidinae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis A. Smith, 1849 |
Atractaspis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Atractaspidae, also known as the stiletto snakes. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Middle East. The genus contains 15 species that are recognized by ITIS.[2] Others recognize as many as 21 species.[3][4][5] 23 are listed here.
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- ^ "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Atractaspis ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Serpentes/colubroidea/lamprophiidae/Atractaspidinae.
- ^ Genus Atractaspis at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Atractaspis ". Wikispecies.