Montatheris hindii

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 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: Montatheris
Species: Montatheris hindii

Name

Montatheris hindii (Boulenger, 1910)

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.10 (formerly BMNH 1908.9.17.7), ♂, presented by S.L. Hinde between 1902–1908.
• Type locality: “Fort Hall, Kenya District, 4000 ft”.

Combinations

• Vipera hindii Boulenger, 1910: 513 [original combination]
• Bitis hindii — Kramer, 1961: 419 [subsequent combination]
• Atheris hindii — Marx & Rabb, 1965: 162 [subsequent combination]
• Montatheris hindii — Broadley, 1996: 45 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1910. Descriptions of four new African snakes in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 8 5: 512–513. BHL
• Broadley, D.G. 1996. A review of the tribe Atherini (Serpentes: Viperidae), with the descriptions of two new genera. African Journal of Herpetology 45(2): 40–48. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1996.9649964 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Montatheris hindii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 February 2020.
• Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2019. IUCN: Montatheris hindii  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T190648A46183192. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T190648A46183192.en. Accessed on 14 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Kenya Montane Viper