Genus: Aspidelaps (coral snakes and shield-nose snakes)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata > Serpentes (snakes) > Family: Elapidae

Consists of six species: three coral snake species and three shield-nose species.

Species native to southern Africa

Aspidelaps lubricus (Coral snake) Three subspecies are distinguished in southern Africa: Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus (Cape coral snake); Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi (Angolan Coral snake); and Aspidelaps lubricus infuscatus (Western Coral snake).
Aspidelaps scutatus (Shield-nose snake) Three subspecies are recognised, all occuring in southern Africa: Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus (Speckled shield-nose snake), Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius (Intermediate shield-nose snake); and Aspidelaps scutatus fulafulus.