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Atheris desaixi ASHE, 1968

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Viperinae, Serpentes (snakes) 
Subspecies 
Common NamesAshe's Bush Viper 
SynonymAtheris desaixi ASHE 1968
Atheris desaixi — WELCH 1994: 19
Atheris desaixi — BROADLEY 1998
Atheris desaixi — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 355
Atheris desaixi — DOBIEY & VOGEL 2007 
DistributionKenya

Type locality: near Chuka, Mount Kenya. Map legend:
TDWG region - Region according to the TDWG standard, not a precise distribution map.

NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and this does not always work properly. We are working on it.
 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1969.338 
CommentVenomous!

Habitat: trees (arboreal) 
References
  • Ashe, J. 1968. A new Bush Viper. J. E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 27 (1): 53-59.
  • Broadley, D.G. 1998. A review of the genus Atheris Cope (Serpentes: Viperidae), with the description of a new species from Uganda. Herpetological Journal 8: 117-135.
  • Dobiey, M. & Vogel, G. 2007. Venomous Snakes of Africa/Giftschlangen Afrikas. Terralog 15, Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 150 pp.
  • Ernst, R. & Rödel, M. O. 2002. A new Atheris species (Serpentes: Viperidae), from Taï National Park, Ivory Coast. Herpetological Journal 12: 55-61
  • Herrmann,H. W.; Joger,U.; Lenk,P. & Wink,M. 1999. Morphological and molecular phylogenies of viperines: conflicting evidence?. Kaupia (Darmstadt) (8): 21-30 - get paper here
  • Joger,U. & Courage,K. 1999. Are palearctic ‘rattlesnakes’ (Echis and Cerastes) monophyletic?. Kaupia (Darmstadt) (8): 65-81
  • Mallow, D. Ludwig, D. & Nilson, G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger, Malabar, Florida, 410 pp. [review in HR 35: 200, Reptilia 35: 74]
  • McDiarmid,R.W.; Campbell,J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
  • Meidinger, Robert 1998. Erstnachzucht von Atheris desaixi Ashe, 1968, Mount-Kenya-Buschviper Elaphe 6 (3): 15-17
  • Phelps, T. 2010. Old World Vipers. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 558 pp. [critical review in Sauria 33 (3): 19 and HR 43: 503]
  • Spawls, S. 1990. Further comments on Atheris. Br. herpetol. Soc. Bull. 34: 44-45
  • Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.C. & Ashe, J. 2001. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, 543 pp. [reviews in HR 34: 396 and Afr. J. Herp. 51; 147]
 
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