Geographic Range
Atractaspis microlepidota and the genus Atractaspis in general all reside in the middle part of Africa, inhabiting the greater portion of tropical and southern Africa, with some in the Northern parts of Africa. Atractaspis microlepidota occupies areas in West Africa such as Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and extends across towards east Africa in Sudan. One subspecies, A. micropholis andersoni, can be found in southwestern Saudi Arabia and Oman.
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