Atractaspis phillipsi BARBOUR, 1913

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Higher Taxa	Atractaspididae (Atractaspidinae), Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Phillips’ Burrowing Asp G: Phillips Erdviper
Synonym	Atractaspis phillipsi BARBOUR 1913 Atractaspis phillipsi — BROADLEY 1994 Atractaspis phillipsi — DOBIEY & VOGEL 2007 Atractaspis phillipsi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 67 Atractasis phillipsi — SPAWLS et al. 2023
Distribution	SE Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Republic of South Sudan (RSS) Type locality: Luiga, Ang-Eazy, Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Republic of South Sudan (RSS)
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MCZ R-8782
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1187 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Venomous! Synonymy: This species has been treated as a synonym of A. microlepidota. Atractaspis phillipsi has been elevated to full species status by BROADLEY 1994.
Etymology	Named after Dr. John Charles Phillips (1876-1938), an American physician and traveler. He commanded a field hospital during WWI before and after which he traveled widely making zoological collections for Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.
References	Barbour, T. 1913. Reptiles and amphibians from eastern Sudan. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 26: 145-150 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Broadley, D.G. 1994. A collection of snakes from eastern Sudan, with the description of a new species of Telescopus Wagler, 1830 (Reptilia: Ophidia). Journal of African Zoology 108 (2): 201-208. Dobiey, M. & Vogel, G. 2007. Venomous Snakes of Africa - Giftschlangen Afrikas. Edition Chimaira, Terralog 15, 150 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. Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/269801481911124/ Google images

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