Atractaspis microlepidota

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea

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: Elapoidea

Familia: Atractaspididae
Subfamilia: Atractaspidinae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species: Atractaspis microlepidota

Name

Atractaspis microlepidota Günther, 1866: 29

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.6 (formerly BMNH 1866.4.24.2), ♀, presented by A. Günther between 1857–1866.
• Type locality: “probably West Africa”.

References

Primary references

• Günther, A. 1866. Fifth Account of new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3 18(103): 24–29. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atractaspis microlepidota. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 February 2020.
• Luiselli, L. & Segniagbeto, G. 2013. IUCN: Atractaspis microlepidota  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T199579A2604476. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T199579A2604476.en

Vernacular names

English: Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp