Atheris rungweensis

Atheris rungweensis

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

Holotype: AMNH 39186, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Rungwe Mountains, Tanganyika Territory [=Tanzania].”

Atheris nitschei rungweensis Bogert, 1940: 104 [original combination]
Atheris rungweensis — Broadley, 1998: 122 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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.

English: Mt Rungwe Bush Viper

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