The southern African elapid genus Aspidelaps remains poorly understood in most aspects of its biology. The available information is sparse and often only published via anecdotal notes in obscure journals or out-of-print books. The review presented here is not comprehensive in respect to many historical herpetological surveys of the southern African region, but we here provide a compilation of updated taxonomic, ecological, behavioral, zoogeographical, and toxicological information, including notes on captive husbandry.