Atractaspis engaddensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
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 Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Holotype: HUJ uncatalogued, collected by H. Mendelssohn on 1942. [lost]

Type locality: “En-Geddi on the western side of the Dead Sea”.

Paratype: HUJ 3333, “Palestine”, from Schneller Collection, date (pre-1950) and collector unknown.

Haas, G. 1950. A new Atractaspis (mole viper) from Palestine. Copeia 1950(1): 52–53. DOI: 10.2307/1437584 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Atractaspis engaddensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 January 2019.
Amr, Z.S.S., Al Johany, A.M.H., Baha El Din, S., Disi, A.M. & Werner, Y.L. 2012. IUCN: Atractaspis engaddensis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T183147A1729605. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T183147A1729605.en

العربية: الأسود الخبيث
English: Israeli Mole Viper