Atheris desaixi

Atheris desaixi

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 desaixi

Name

Atheris desaixi Ashe, 1968: 53

• Holotype: BMNH 1969.338 (formerly NMK 1626) ♀, collected by Frank De Saix on 3 July 1967.
• Type locality: “near Chuka, Lat. 0°20'S. Long 37°35'E. ... in rain forest at an altitude of c. 1,600 metres”, Kenya.

References

Primary references

• Ashe, J. 1968. A new Bush Viper. Journal of East African Natural History 27(1): 53–59. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris desaixi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2018.
• Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2019. IUCN: Atheris desaixi  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44980116A44980121. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44980116A44980121.en. Accessed on 12 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mt. Kenya Bush Viper