Atheris hispida

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species: Atheris hispida

Name

Atheris hispida Laurent, 1955: 138

Holotype: MRAC 15841, ♀, collected by A. Prigogine in 1950.
Type locality: “Lutunguru, Kivu”, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

Primary references

Laurent, R.F. 1955. Diagnoses préliminares de quelques serpents venimeux. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine 51(1–2): 127–139.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris hispida. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 January 2023.
Kusamba, C., Branch, W.R., Wagner, P., Beraduccii, J. & Chippaux, J.-P. 2021. IUCN: Atheris hispida (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44980127A44980134. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44980127A44980134.en. Accessed on 17 January 2023.

Vernacular names

English: African Hairy Bush Viper