Atheris anisolepis

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Atheris anisolepis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Atheris
Species:
A. anisolepis
Binomial name
Atheris anisolepis
Mocquard, 1887
Synonyms
  • Atheris squamigera anisolepis — Bogert, 1940

Atheris anisolepis, also known as the Mayombe bush-viper, is a venomous species of snake endemic to west-central Africa.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Distribution[]

Atheris anisolepis is found in Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of Congo, and northern Angola.

References[]

  1. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ "Atheris anisolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 July 2006.

Further reading[]

  • Lawson DP, Ustach PC. 2000. A redescription of Atheris squamigera (Serpentes: Viperidae) with comments on the validity of Atheris anisolepis. Journal of Herpetology (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles) 34 (3): 386-389.
  • Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
  • Mocquard F. 1887. Sur les Ophidiens rapportés du Congo par la Mission de Brazza. Bull. Soc. Philomath., Paris, Series 7, 11: 62-92.
    ("Atheris anisolepis, n. sp.", pp. 89–92.)
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