Crotaphopeltis is a genus of snakes in the family Colubridae.. The genus is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and includes both forest- and savanna-associated species. All Crotaphopeltis are terrestrial.
Species The following six species are recognized as being valid. Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Crotaphopeltis braestrupi Crotaphopeltis degeni Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Crotaphopeltis tornieri
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Crotaphopeltis.
References
Further reading Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Genus Crotaphopeltis, p. 96). Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Crotaphopeltis, new genus, p. 27). (in Latin).