Atractaspis reticulata

Atractaspis reticulata, or the reticulate burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1] It is endemic to Africa.[2]

Atractaspis reticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. reticulata
Binomial name
Atractaspis reticulata
Sjöstedt, 1896

References

  1. "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. Spawls, S. & Branch, B. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press, 1995. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  • Sjöstedt, Y. 1896. Atractus reticulata, eine neue Schlange aus Kamerun. Zool. Anz. 19:516-517.


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