Atractaspis leucomelas, or the Ogaden burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.

[1] The specific epithet, leucomelas, is derived from Neo-Latin leuco ("white") and Greek μέλας (melas,"black"), and refers to this snake's "white and black" coloration.

Ventrals and subcaudals, and four adjacent dorsal scale rows on each side, white.

Portion of rostral visible from above nearly as long as its distance from the frontal.

Frontal one and two fifths as long as broad, much longer than its distance from the end of the snout.