Causus rasmusseni BROADLEY, 2014

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Higher Taxa	Viperidae, Viperinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Rasmussen’s Night Adder
Synonym	Causus rasmusseni BROADLEY 2014 Causus cf. rasmusseni — CONRADIE et al. 2016 Causus rasmusseni — PIETERSEN et al. 2021
Distribution	Zambia (from Ikelenge to Lalumbila), Angola ? Type locality: Ikelenge, Mwililunga District, north-western Zambia.
Reproduction	oviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: NMZB 10704, an adult female from. Purchased from a local resident, 8 October 1990. Allotype: NMZB 10722, a small adult male with the same data as the holotype, but purchased on 9 October 1990.
Diagnosis	Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3148 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Distribution: Presence in Angola questionable fide Marques et al. 2018. Conradie’s specimen may be Causus rhombeatus.
Etymology	Named after the late Jens Bodker Rasmussen in recognition of his outstanding contributions to our knowledge of African snakes, in particular his last major paper dealing with the genus Causus, published posthumously in 2005.
References	Broadley, D.G. 2014. A NEW SPECIES OF CAUSUS LICHTENSTEIN FROM THE CONGO/ZAMBEZI WATERSHED IN NORTH-WESTERN ZAMBIA (REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: VIPERIDAE). Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10 (29): 341-350 Metallinou M, Weinell JL, Karin BR, Conradie W, Wagner P, Schmitz A, Jackman TR, Bauer AM. 2016. A single origin of extreme matrotrophy in African mabuyine skinks. Biology Letters 12: 20160430 - get paper here Pietersen, Darren, Verburgt, Luke & Davies, John 2021. Snakes and other reptiles of Zambia and Malawi. Struik Nature / Penguin Random House South Africa, 376 pp., ISBN 9781775847373 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 Google images

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