Atheris hirsuta

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: Atheris
Species: Atheris hirsuta

Name

Atheris hirsuta Ernst & Rödel, 2002: 55

• Holotype: SMNS 11333, ♂, collected by R. Ernst on 20 September 2000.
• Type locality: “about 6 km West of the "Station de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale" (SRET 5°50'N 7°19'W), Taï National Park, Ivory Coast”.

References

Primary references

• Ernst, R. & Rödel, M.-O. 2002. A new Atheris species (Serpentes: Viperidae), from, Tai National Park, Ivory Coast. Herpetological Journal 12(2): 55–61. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Penner, J., Gonwouo, L.N. & Rödel, M.-O. 2013. Second record of the West African hairy bush viper Atheris hirsuta Ernst & Rödel, 2002 (Serpentes: Viperidae). Zootaxa 3694(2): 196–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3694.2.9 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris hirsuta. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 May 2022.
• Rödel , M.-O. & Chirio, L. 2013. IUCN: Atheris hirsuta  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T178406A18189804. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T178406A18189804.en. Accessed on 09 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Tai Hairy Bush Viper