Atheris chlorechis

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
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species: Atheris chlorechis

Name

Atheris chlorechis (Pel, 1851) [conserved name ]

  • Lectotype: RMNH .RENA.1648, collected by H.S. Pel in 1849. [designated by Hoogmoed in Hughes & Barry (1969: 1030)]
  • Type locality: “Boutry [=Butre]”, Ghana by lectotype designation by Hoogmoed in Hughes & Barry (1969: 1030).
  • Paralectotypes (2): RMNH.RENA.1649 and RMNH.RENA.1650, same data as the lectotype.
  • Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1634 (1991: 84).

Combinations

  • Vipera chlorechis Pel, 1851: 172 [original combination]
  • Echis chlorechis — Jan, 1863: 122 [subsequent combination]
  • Atheris chlorechis — Boulenger, 1896: 508 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Template:Pel, 1851 Template:Hughes & Barry, 1969

  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1991. Opinion 1634. Atheris Cope, 1862 (Reptilia, Serpentes): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 48(1): 84. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Westliche Buschviper
English: Western Bush Viper
français: Vipère des buissons
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