Atheris broadleyi

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 broadleyi

Name

Atheris broadleyi Lawson, 1999: 794

• Holotype: UTA R-37801 (original field number DPL 3608), mature ♀, collected by D.P. Lawson on 1 June 1994.
• Type locality: “vicinity of Lipondji village, East Province, Cameroon (2°23'05"N, 15°25'41"E)”.

References

Primary references

• Lawson, D.P. 1999. A new species of arboreal viper (Serpentes, Viperidae, Atheris) from Cameroon, Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 112(4): 791–803. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris broadleyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2018.
• Gonwouo, N.L., Chippaux, J.-P., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. & Chirio, L. 2021. IUCN: Atheris broadleyi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44980108A44980110. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44980108A44980110.en. Accessed on 09 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Broadley's Bush Viper