Atractaspis boulengeri
Atractaspis boulengeri, or the Central African burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.It can be up to 65 cm or 25 .5 inches long.[1] The species is endemic to Africa.[2]==.
| Atractaspis boulengeri | |
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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 | |
Distribution
The reptile database lists the range in the following countries Gabon, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Central African Republic and Angola.
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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