Atractaspis boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. boulengeri
Binomial name
Atractaspis boulengeri
Mocquard, 1897

Atractaspis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mole viper, the Central African burrowing asp, and simply the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Atractaspidinae of the family Lamprophiidae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[3] There are six recognized subspecies.

Geographic range

A. boulengeri is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 10–1,000 m (33–3,281 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. boulengeri is oviparous.[4]

Subspecies

The following six subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.[4]

Etymology

The specific epithet, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Kusamba C, Zassi-Boulou A-G, Chirio L, LeBreton M, Gonwouo NL (2021). "Atractaspis boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T20878098A20878102.en. Downloaded on 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. ^ Spawls S, Branch B (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  4. ^ a b c Species Atractaspis boulengeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  5. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis boulengeri, p. 34).

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