Aparallactus jacksonii, also known commonly as Jackson's centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Atractaspididae.

The specific epithet, jacksonii, is honor of English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson, who presented the type specimen to the British Museum (Natural History).

[3][5][6] A. jacksonii is found in Ethiopia, northern Tanzania, southern Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.

[3] The preferred natural habitats of A. jacksonii are savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to 2,200 m (7,200 ft).

Frontal 1½ times as long as broad, much longer than its distance from the end of the snout, slightly shorter than the parietals.