Atheris rungweensis

Atheris rungweensis

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 rungweensis

Name

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Atheris rungweensis Bogert, 1940

  • Holotype: AMNH 39186, adult ♀, collected by R. Boulton & L. Boulton in 1929.
  • Type locality: “Rungwe Mountains, Tanganyika Territory [=Tanzania]”.

Combinations

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  • Atheris nitschei rungweensis Bogert, 1940: 104 [original combination]
  • Atheris rungweensisBroadley, 1998: 122 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Mt Rungwe Bush Viper