| Species |
Midbody scale rows |
Ventrals |
Paired /Single Sub- Caudals |
Total Sub- Caudals |
Anal Shield Divided/ Entire |
No of Upper Labials |
No of Upper Labials entering the eye |
No of Pre- Oculars |
No of Post- Oculars |
Lower labials |
Temporals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atractaspis bibronii | 21-23 (19;25) |
196-260 | S | 18-28 | E | 5 | 3+4 (4) |
1 | 1 (2) |
5/6 | 1+2 (2+2) |
| Atractaspis congica orientalis | 19/21 | 193-225 | P | 18-25 | E/D | 5 | 3+4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1+2 |
| Atractaspis duerdeni | 23 (25) |
193-225 | S | 19-27 | E | 5/6 | 3+4 | 1 | 1 (2) |
6 (5/7) |
variable |
| NOTE: | ( ) = Rarely | + = And | / = Or | * = Scales around the eye |
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