Apostolepis is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Dipsadinae.

[1] However, the familial placement differs among sources.

It has also been placed in the family Colubridae, subfamily Dipsadinae[2] or Xenodontinae,[3] or in the family Xenodontidae.

[4] The genus Apostolepis is endemic to South America.

[4] Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Apostolepis.