Atheris hispida

Atheris hispida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

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

Name

Atheris hispida Laurent, 1955: 138

• Holotype: MRAC 15841, ♀, collected by A. Prigogine in 1950.
• Type locality: “Lutunguru, Kivu”, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

Primary references

• Laurent, R.F. 1955. Diagnoses préliminares de quelques serpents venimeux. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine 51(1–2): 127–139.

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Atheris hispida. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 January 2023.
• Kusamba, C., Branch, W.R., Wagner, P., Beraduccii, J. & Chippaux, J.-P. 2021. IUCN: Atheris hispida  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44980127A44980134. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44980127A44980134.en. Accessed on 17 January 2023.

Vernacular names

• English: African Hairy Bush Viper