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| name = ''Atheris anisolepis''
| name = ''Atheris anisolepis''
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| regnum = Animalia
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| phylum = Chordata
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| subphylum = Vertebrata
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| classis = Reptilia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| ordo = Squamata
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| subordo = Serpentes
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| familia = Viperidae
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Atheris]]''
| genus = ''[[Atheris]]''
| species = '''''A. anisolepis'''''
| species = '''''A. anisolepis'''''
| binomial = ''Atheris anisolepis''
| binomial = ''Atheris anisolepis''
| binomial_authority = [[M.F. Mocquard|Mocquard]], [[1887]]
| binomial_authority = Mocquard, 1887
| synonyms = * ''Atheris anisolepis'' - Mocquard, 1887
| synonyms = * ''Atheris anisolepis'' - Mocquard, 1887
* ''Atheris laeviceps'' - Boettger, 1887
* ''Atheris laeviceps'' - Boettger, 1887
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'''Common names:''' (none).
'''Common names:''' Mayombe Bush-Viper.
 
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'''''Atheris anisolepis''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[species]] found in west [[central Africa]].<ref name="McD99"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634941|taxon=Atheris anisolepis|year=2006|date=17 July}}</ref>
'''''Atheris anisolepis''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in west central Africa.<ref name="McD99"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634941 ''Atheris anisolepis'' (TSN 634941)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 24 March 2007.</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
West [[central Africa]]: [[Gabon]], [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]], west [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]], north [[Angola]]. The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "d'Alima Lékéti ... Congo (Franceville)." Broadley (1996:41) limited it to "Alima Leketi, Congo" by [[lectotype]] designation.<ref name="McD99"/>
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.<ref name="McD99"/>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==
Golay et al. (1993) lists this species as a subspecies of ''[[Atheris squamigera|A. squamigera]]''. Lawson and Ustach (2000) goes a step further, considering it to be a [[junior synonym]] of ''A. squamigera''. Either way, it is removed from the list of species.<ref name="WOA">World of Atheris: [http://www.kingsnake.com/atheris/squamigera.html Atheris squamigera] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/ kingsnake.com]</ref><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Atheris|species=squamigera}}</ref><ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref>
Golay et al. (1993) lists this species as a subspecies of ''[[Atheris squamigera|A. squamigera]]''. Lawson and Ustach (2000) go a step further, considering it to be a junior synonym of ''A. squamigera''. Either way, they do not include it in the list of species.<ref name="WOA">World of Atheris: [http://www.kingsnake.com/atheris/squamigera.html Atheris squamigera] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/ kingsnake.com]</ref><ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref>


==See also==
==Attribution==
* ''[[Atheris]]''.
{{WPAttribution}}
* [[List of viperine species and subspecies]].
* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]].
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]].
* [[Snakebite]].


==Cited references==
==Footnotes==
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==Other references==
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Other references:
* Lawson DP, Ustach PC. 2000. A redescription of ''Atheris squamigera'' (Serpentes: Viperidae) with comments on the validity of ''Atheris anisolepis''. Journal of Herpetology (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles) 34(3):386-9.
* Lawson DP, Ustach PC. 2000. A redescription of ''Atheris squamigera'' (Serpentes: Viperidae) with comments on the validity of ''Atheris anisolepis''. Journal of Herpetology (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles) 34(3):386-9.
* Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.
* Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.
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Atheris anisolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species: A. anisolepis
Binomial name
Atheris anisolepis
Mocquard, 1887
Synonyms
  • Atheris anisolepis - Mocquard, 1887
  • Atheris laeviceps - Boettger, 1887
  • Atheris squamigera anisolepis - Bogert, 1940
  • Atheris anisolepis - Broadley, 1996[1]

Common names: Mayombe Bush-Viper.  
 
Atheris anisolepis is a venomous viper species found in west central Africa.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Geographic range

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.[1]

Taxonomy

Golay et al. (1993) lists 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, they do not include it in the list of species.[3][4]

Attribution

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ↑ Atheris anisolepis (TSN 634941) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 24 March 2007.
  3. ↑ World of Atheris: Atheris squamigera at kingsnake.com
  4. ↑ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.

Other references:

  • Lawson DP, Ustach PC. 2000. A redescription of Atheris squamigera (Serpentes: Viperidae) with comments on the validity of Atheris anisolepis. Journal of Herpetology (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles) 34(3):386-9.
  • Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.

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