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| name = ''Atheris anisolepis'' | | name = ''Atheris anisolepis'' | ||
| regnum = Animalia | |||
| phylum = Chordata | |||
| subphylum = Vertebrata | |||
| regnum = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| phylum = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subphylum = | | subordo = Serpentes | ||
| classis = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
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| subordo = | |||
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| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Atheris]]'' | | genus = ''[[Atheris]]'' | ||
| species = '''''A. anisolepis''''' | | species = '''''A. anisolepis''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Atheris anisolepis'' | | binomial = ''Atheris anisolepis'' | ||
| binomial_authority = | | binomial_authority = Mocquard, 1887 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Atheris anisolepis'' - Mocquard, 1887 | | synonyms = * ''Atheris anisolepis'' - Mocquard, 1887 | ||
* ''Atheris laeviceps'' - Boettger, 1887 | * ''Atheris laeviceps'' - Boettger, 1887 | ||
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'''Common names:''' (none). | '''Common names:''' (none). | ||
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'''''Atheris anisolepis''''' is a | '''''Atheris anisolepis''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in west central Africa.<ref name="McD99"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634941 ''Atheris anisolepis'' (TSN 634941)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 24 March 2007.</ref> | ||
==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found in west central Africa: Gabon, Congo, west DR Congo, north Angola. The type locality given is "d'Alima Lékéti ... Congo (Franceville)." Broadley (1996:41) limited it to "Alima Leketi, Congo" by lectotype designation.<ref name="McD99"/> | |||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Golay et al. (1993) lists this species as a subspecies of ''[[Atheris squamigera|A. squamigera]]''. Lawson and Ustach (2000) | Golay et al. (1993) lists this species as a subspecies of ''[[Atheris squamigera|A. squamigera]]''. Lawson and Ustach (2000) go a step further, considering it to be a junior synonym of ''A. squamigera''. Either way, they do not include it in the list of species.<ref name="WOA">World of Atheris: [http://www.kingsnake.com/atheris/squamigera.html Atheris squamigera] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/ kingsnake.com]</ref><ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp. | * Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp. | ||
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* {{EMBL species|genus=Atheris|species=squamigera}}. | |||
[[Category:True vipers]] | [[Category:True vipers]] | ||
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
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Common names: (none).
Atheris anisolepis is a venomous viper species found in west central Africa.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found in west central Africa: Gabon, Congo, west DR Congo, north Angola. The type locality given is "d'Alima Lékéti ... Congo (Franceville)." Broadley (1996:41) limited it to "Alima Leketi, Congo" by lectotype designation.[1]
Taxonomy
Golay et al. (1993) lists this species as a subspecies of A. squamigera. Lawson and Ustach (2000) go a step further, considering it to be a junior synonym of A. squamigera. Either way, they do not include it in the list of species.[3][4]
See also
- Atheris.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snakebite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ Atheris anisolepis (TSN 634941) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 24 March 2007.
- ↑ World of Atheris: Atheris squamigera at kingsnake.com
- ↑ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
Other references
- 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):386-9.
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.
External links
- Species Atheris squamigera at the Species2000 Database.