Atractaspis boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Atractaspis |
Species: | A. boulengeri |
Binomial name | |
Atractaspis boulengeri Mocquard, 1897 | |
Atractaspis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mole viper, the Central African burrowing asp, and simply the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Atractaspidinae of the family Lamprophiidae. [2] The species is endemic to Africa. [3] There are six recognized subspecies.
A. boulengeri is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. [4]
The preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 10–1,000 m (33–3,281 ft). [1]
The following six subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid. [4]
The specific epithet, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. [5]
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