Taxonavigation

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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

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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.

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Vernacular names

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English: Matilda’s Horned Viper