Elapidae

Aloufi, Abdulhadi A., Amr, Zuhair S., Abu Baker, Mohammad A. & Hamidan, Nashat, 2019, Diversity and conservation of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles and amphibians in Saudi Arabia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 204) 13 (2), pp. 181-202 : 194-195

Family Elapidae ( Fig. 10E and F )

Three species of terrestrial elapids belonging to two genera ( Naja and Walterinnesia ) are known in Saudi Arabia. Nilson and Rastegar-Pouyani (2007) considered the eastern population of Walterinnesia as Walterinnesia morgani and the western population as Walterinnesia aegyptia . Naja arabica is distributed to the west of the country.

Nine species of marine snakes belonging to the genus Hydrophis have been reported from the waters of the Arabian Gulf. The nomenclature of sea snakes in Table 1 follow Rezaie-Atagholipour et al. (2016).

Figures

Fig. 10. Snakes of Saudi Arabia. (A) Eryx jayakari. (B) Atractaspis engaddensis. (C) Echis coloratus. (D) Cerastes cerastes. (E) Naja arabica. (F) Walterinnesia aegyptia. Photos by A. Al Salman (A–B, F), M. Al Sulimi (C), A. Aloufi (D), and M. Al Mesheni (E).