Atheris anisolepis
Atheris anisolepis, otherwise known as the Mayombe bush-viper,[1][2][3] is a species of viper endemic to west-central Africa.[1][2][4] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2][3]
| Atheris anisolepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Atheris |
| Species: | A. anisolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Atheris anisolepis Mocquard, 1887 | |
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Distribution
Atheris anisolepis is found in southern Gabon, southern Congo, and western Democratic Republic of Congo.[1][2] It might be present in northern Angola,[1] but was not listed as present by Marques and colleagues (2018).[5]
Habitat
Atheris anisolepis is an arboreal snake[1][2] that is found in drier areas of shrub and woodland-savanna at elevations below 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]
References
- Kusamba, C.; Chirio, L.; Chippaux, J.-P.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. (2021). "Atheris anisolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T120692929A120907473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T120692929A120907473.en. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- Atheris anisolepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2022.
- "Atheris anisolepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- 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).
- Marques, M. P.; Ceríaco, L. M. P.; Blackburn, D. C. & Bauer, A. M. (2018). "Diversity and distribution of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of Angola. Atlas of historical and bibliographic records (1840–2017)" (PDF). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4th Series. 65 (Suppl. II): 1–501.
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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