Atheris squamigera

Atheris squamigera

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 squamigera

Name

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Atheris squamigera (Hallowell, 1854)

  • Holotype: ANSP 6949, collected by M.P. Bellonni-Duchaillu.
  • Type locality: “Near the river Gaboon, Guinea”.

Combinations

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  • Echis squamigera Hallowell, 1854: 193 [original combination]
  • Toxicoa squamigeraCope, 1860: 341 [subsequent combination]
  • Atheris squamigeraPeters, 1864: 645 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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  • Poecilostolus burtonii Günther, 1863: 25
    • Holotype: BMNH] 1946.1.20.83, obtained by Captain Burton.
    • Type locality: “Camaroon [sic] [=Cameroon]”
  • Atheris lucani Rochebrune, 1885: 89
    • Type material: Unknown.
    • Type locality: “Locum Landana dictum” (untraceable locality).
  • Atheris squamigera robusta Laurent, 1956: 332
    • Holotype: MRAC 16836, ♀, collected by Hecq in April 1953.
    • Type locality: “Nioka, Ituri”, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Variable Bush Viper
português: Víbora-das-árvores
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