Atheris rungweensis

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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

Atheris rungweensis Bogert, 1940

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

Bogert, C.M. 1940. Herpetological results of the Vernay Angola Expedition with notes on African reptiles in other collections. Part 1, Snakes, including an arrangement of the African Colubridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 77(1): 1–107 + 1 pl. handle. Reference page.
Broadley, D.G. 1998. A review of the genus Atheris Cope (Serpentes: Viperidae), with the description of a new species from Uganda. Herpetological Journal 8(3): 117–136. PDF Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris rungweensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 April 2018.
Branch, W.R., Wagner, P., Pietersen, D. & Verburgt, L. 2021. IUCN: Atheris rungweensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44980180A44980189. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44980180A44980189.en. Accessed on 14 June 2023.

English: Mt Rungwe Bush Viper