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Atheris ceratophora WERNER, 1896

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Viperinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesG: Usambara-Buschviper, Gehörnte Buschviper 
SynonymAtheris ceratophora WERNER 1896: 194
Atheris ceratophorus — RASMUSSEN 1981: 181
Atheris ceratophorus — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 23
Atheris ceratophorus — WELCH 1994: 19
Atheris ceratophora — BROADLEY 1998: 123
Atheris ceratophora — JOGER & COURAGE 1999
Atheris ceratophora — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 354
Atheris ceratophorus — SPAWLS et al. 2001
Atheris ceratophora — WALLACH et al. 2014: 61
Atheris ceratophora — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 586 
DistributionTanzania (Usambara, Uluguru, Uzungwe Mountains), elevation 1400-3000 m.

Type locality: Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.23 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1477 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Habitat: trees (arboreal)

Distribution: Has been erroneously listed for Benin but does not occur there (Hughes 2013). 
Etymologynamed after Greek “kéras” (horn) and “phéro” = bearing. 
References
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