Atractaspis leucomelas BOULENGER, 1895
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Higher Taxa | Atractaspididae (Atractaspidinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Ogaden Burrowing Asp, Mole Viper |
Synonym | Atractaspis leucomelas BOULENGER 1895: 16 Atractaspis leucomelas — LAURENT 1950: 12 Atractaspis leucomelas — WELCH 1994: 23 Atractaspis leucomelas — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 579 Atractaspis leucomelas — WALLACH et al. 2014: 66 |
Distribution | Ethiopia, Somalia
Type locality: “Ogaden, Ethiopia”
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MSNG 28847, a 575 mm female (V. Bottego, 16-20 Oct. 1892). |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1137 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Venomous! |
References |
- Boulenger,G.A. 1895. Rettili e Batraci. in, Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi Affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V. Bottego durante gli Anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspicii della Società Geografica Italiana. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Giacomo Doria (2) 15: 9-18 - get paper here
- Dobiey, M. & Vogel, G. 2007. Venomous Snakes of Africa - Giftschlangen Afrikas. Edition Chimaira, Terralog 15, 150 pp. - get paper here
- Lanza, B. 1983. A list of the Somali amphibians and reptiles. MONITORE ZOOLOGICO ITALIANO, new Ser., SUPPL. 18 (8): 193-247 - get paper here
- Lanza, B. 1990. Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography. Biogeographia, 14: 407-465 [1988] - get paper here
- Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 694 pp.
- Largen,M.J. & Rasmussen,J.B. 1993. Catalogue of the snakes of Ethiopia (Reptilia Serpentes), including identification keys. Tropical Zoology 6: 313-434 - get paper here
- Laurent, R.F. 1950. Revision du genre Atractaspis A. SMITH. Mem. Inst. Roy. nat. Belg. (2) 38: 1-49
- Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
- Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
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