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Atractaspis boulengeri MOCQUARD, 1897

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Higher TaxaAtractaspididae (Atractaspidinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesAtractaspis boulengeri boulengeri MOCQUARD 1897
Atractaspis boulengeri mixta LAURENT 1945
Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti LAURENT 1945
Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei (STERNFELD 1917)
Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti LAURENT 1956
Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis WERNER 1897 
Common NamesE: Mole Viper 
SynonymAtractaspis boulengeri MOCQUARD 1897: 16
Atractaspis matschiensis WERNER 1897
Atractaspis boulengeri mixta LAURENT 1945
Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti LAURENT 1945
Atractaspis boulengeri mixta — LAURENT 1950: 30
Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti — LAURENT 1950: 30
Atractaspis boulengeri — LAURENT 1958: 126
Atractaspis boulengeri — WELCH 1994: 21
Atractaspis boulengeri — TRAPE & ROUX-ESTÈVE 1995: 42
Atractaspis boulengeri — CHIRIO & INEICH 2006
Atractaspis boulengeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 64

Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis WERNER 1897: 404
Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis — LAURENT 1950: 29
Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis — GOLAY et al. 1993: 2
Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis — CHIRIO & LEBRETON 2007
Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis — RÖDEL et al. 2019

Atractaspis boulengeri mixta LAURENT 1945: 332
Atractaspis boulengeri mixta — GOLAY et al. 1993: 2

Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei (STERNFELD 1917)
Atractaspis schultzei STERNFELD 1917: 489
Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei — LAURENT 1950: 29
Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei — GOLAY et al. 1993: 3

Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti LAURENT 1945: 333
Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti — GOLAY et al. 1993: 3
Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti — PAUWELS & COLYN 2023

Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti LAURENT 1956
Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti — GOLAY et al. 1993: 3 
DistributionGabon, Cameroon, W/C/E Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Congo (Brazzaville), Central African Republic, Angola, Equatorial Guinea

boulengeri: Gabon

matschiensis: Cameroon

mixta: Zaire; Type locality: “”Mayombe (Bas-Congo)”

schmidti: Zaire; Type locality: “Mumbia (Ubangi)”

schultzei: Congo; Type locality: “Mbio”.

vanderborghti: Zaire (Kivu); Type locality: Manguretshipa, 1000 m [elevation], Terr. de Lubero, Kivu.

Type locality: “Lambarene, Gabon”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1896.0562, a 202 mm specimen
Holotype: SMF 21082 [schultzei]
Holotype: RMCA (= MRAC), male (Musée du Congo Belge) [mixta]
Holotype: IRSNB (Musée Royal d’Histoire Naturelle), 1 male; paratypes: Musée du Congo Belge [schmidti]
Holotype: RMCA (= MRAC = RGMC) 18702 [vanderborghti]
Holotype: ZMB, cat. no. unknown [matschiensis] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3096 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous!

Distribution: For a map with localities in Equatorial Guinea see SÁNCHEZ-VIALAS et al. 2022. 
EtymologyNamed after George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937), herpetologist at the British Museum of Natural History, London.

A. b. matschiensis was apparently named after Paul Matschie (1861-1926), German zoologist. 
References
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