Atractaspis fallax

Atractaspis fallax
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Atractaspididae
Genus:	Atractaspis
Species:	A. fallax
Binomial name
Atractaspis fallax Peters, 1867

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

1. 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.
2. "Atractaspis fallax PETERS, 1867". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 January 2022.