Atheris rungweensis
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species: Atheris rungweensis
Name
editAtheris rungweensis Bogert, 1940
- Holotype: AMNH 39186, adult ♀, collected by R. Boulton & L. Boulton in 1929.
- Type locality: “Rungwe Mountains, Tanganyika Territory [=Tanzania]”.
Combinations
edit- Atheris nitschei rungweensis Bogert, 1940: 104 [original combination]
- Atheris rungweensis — Broadley, 1998: 122 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
References
editPrimary references
edit- 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.
Links
edit- 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.