Atractaspis fallax
Appearance
Atractaspis fallax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Atractaspis |
Species: | A. fallax
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Binomial name | |
Atractaspis fallax Peters, 1867
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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 family Lamprophiidae. It is found in East Africa, specifically in South Sudan (near the Ugandan border), Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and extreme northern Tanzania.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Malonza, P. (2019). "Atractaspis fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20878141A20878146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T20878141A20878146.en. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Atractaspis fallax PETERS, 1867". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 January 2022.