Atractaspis boulengeri
| Atractaspis boulengeri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Lamprophiidae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis |
| Species: | A. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractaspis boulengeri Mocquard, 1897 | |
Atractaspis boulengeri, or the Central African burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1] The species is endemic to Africa.[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
References
- ↑ "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Spawls S, Branch B (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis boulengeri, p. 34).
Further reading
- Mocquard F (1897). "Sur une collection de Reptiles recueillis par M. Haug, à Lambaréné ". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Huitième Série [Eighth Series] 9: 5-20. (Atractaspis boulengeri, new species, pp. 16–17). (in French).
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