Atheris matildae

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 matildae

Name

Atheris matildae Menegon, Davenport & Howell, 2011: 44

• Holotype: MTSN 9344, adult ♂, collected by Omari Kibure and Obadia Mwaipungu in February 2009.
• Type locality: “Remote fragmented montane forest in Tanzania's Southern Highlands. Precise locality withheld until conservation insurance population secure”.
• Paratypes (3): MTSN 9399 and MTSN 9418, 2 adult ♂, and MTSN 9417, an immature, collected by Michele Menegon, Tim Davenport and Sophy Machaga in February 2011 at the same locality as the holotype.

References

Primary references

• Menegon, M., Davenport, T.R.B. & Howell, K.M. 2011. Description of a new and critically endangered species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, with an overview of the country’s tree viper fauna. Zootaxa 3120(1): 43–54. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3120.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris matildae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 May 2022.
• Msuya, C.A., Ngalason, W. & Howell, K. 2019. IUCN: Atheris matildae  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44980158A44980163. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44980158A44980163.en. Accessed on 08 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Matilda’s Horned Viper