Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Atheris anisolepis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Higher classification Bush vipers | |
Similar Bush vipers, Vipers, Snake, Reptile, Atheris desaixi | ||
Atheris anisolepis is a venomous viper species endemic to west central Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Geographic range
It is found in west central Africa: Gabon, Congo, west DR Congo, north Angola.
The type locality given is "d'Alima Lékéti ... Congo (Franceville)". Broadley (1996:41) limited it to "Alima Leketi, Congo" by lectotype designation.
Taxonomy
Golay et al. (1993) list this species as a subspecies of A. squamigera. Lawson and Ustach (2000) go a step further, considering it to be a junior synonym of A. squamigera. Either way, it is removed from the list of species.
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