Global InformationAtheris desaixi information
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Conservation status
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CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Atheris |
| Species: | A. desaixi
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| Atheris desaixi Ashe, 1968[2]
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Atheris desaixi, commonly known as the Mount Kenya bush viper,[3][4] Ashe's bush viper,[5] or Desaix's bush viper,[6] is a venomous species of viper endemic to Kenya, where only two isolated populations are known. It is known for its striking black and yellow coloration.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[7]
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- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
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- ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ^ Atheris desaixi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
- ^ Atheris desaixi at The World Of Atheris. Accessed 8 September 2007.
- ^ "Atheris desaixi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 August 2006.