Common names: burrowing vipers, burrowing asps, mole vipers,[1] more.
Atractaspis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Atractaspidae, also known as the stiletto snakes. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Middle East. The genus contains 15 species that are recognized by ITIS.[2] Others recognize as many as 21 species.[3][4][5] 23 are listed here.
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text. (Atractaspis, new genus). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atractaspis. Wikispecies has information related to Atractaspis. Atractaspis at the...
G (1950). "A New Atractaspis (Mole Viper) from Palestine". Copeia. 1950 (15): 52–53. doi:10.2307/1437584. JSTOR 1437584. "Atractaspis engaddensis". NCBI...
September 2022. Species Atractaspis duerdeni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org. Branch, Bill (2004). "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic...
Atractaspis fallax, also known as the Peters' burrowing asp, eastern small-scaled burrowing asp, and mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the...
Atractaspis magrettii, the Magretti's burrowing asp, is a species of reptile from the genus Atractaspis. It can be found in Sudan and Eritrea in an elevation...
Walterinnesia aegyptia, also known as the desert cobra or desert black snake, is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to...
Atractaspis andersonii, the Arabian small-scaled burrowing asp, is a species of snake from the Atractaspis genus. It lives in dry desert regions in Saudi...
Atractaspidinae, Atractaspis) from Liberia and Guinea, West Africa". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 951 (107): 107–123. doi:10.3897/zse.95.31488. (Atractaspis branchi...
Atractaspis leucomelas, or the Ogaden burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. The specific epithet, leucomelas, is...
Atractaspis irregularis, or the variable burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is found in Africa. Atractaspis...
resulted from accidents with these snakes, although large individuals of Atractaspis microlepidota and other long-glanded species are very likely to be dangerous...
Atractaspis dahomeyensis, or the Dahomey burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa. Atractaspis...
Atractaspis micropholis, the Sahelian burrowing asp, is a species of snake from the Atractaspis genus. The species was scientifically described in 1872...
University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis scorteccii, p. 239). "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
Atractaspis watsoni, Watson's burrowing asp is a species of snake from the Atractaspis genus native to West and Central Africa. The species was scientifically...
University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis engdahli, p. 84). Species Atractaspis engdahli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database...
Atractaspis reticulata, or the reticulate burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the family Atractaspididae. It is found in Africa. Chirio, L.; Chifundera...
Atractaspis phillipsi, the Phillips’ burrowing asp or the Phillips erdviper, is a species of snake from the Atractaspis genus native to Sudan and South...
battersbyi is oviparous. "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007. "Atractaspis battersbyi ". The Reptile Database...
Atractaspis corpulenta, or the fat burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa. Blackish brown above and...
Elapidae. However, Nagy et al. (2005) regard it as a sister taxon to Atractaspis, which should have been assigned to the Atractaspididae. * Not including...
colubrids were basically colubroids that were not elapids, viperids, or Atractaspis. However, recent research in molecular phylogenetics has stabilized the...
is unique to vipers. A few snakes do not conform to these categories. Atractaspis is solenoglyphous but the fangs swing out sideways, allowing it to strike...
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