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Atheris ceratophora
Conservation status
Atheris ceratophora
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Atheris
Species:
A. ceratophora
Binomial name
Atheris ceratophora
F. Werner, 1895
Synonyms[2]
  • Atheris ceratophora F. Werner, 1895
  • Atheris ceratophorus
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Atheris ceratophora
    — Broadley, 1996
Common names: Usambara bush viper,[3] horned bush viper,[4] eyelash bush viper,[5] more.

Atheris ceratophora is a venomous viper species endemic to a few mountain ranges in Tanzania. This used to be the only horned, arboreal viper known from Africa, until the discovery in 2011 of Atheris matildae, also found in Tanzania.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[6]

  1. ^ Spawls, S.; Joger, U. (2019). "Atheris ceratophora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178563A46182773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178563A46182773.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ a b Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  4. ^ Atheris ceratophora at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
  5. ^ Atheris ceratophora at The World Of Atheris. Accessed 8 September 2007.
  6. ^ "Atheris ceratophora". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 July 2006.

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