Atheris katangensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species: Atheris katangensis

Name

Atheris katangensis de Witte, 1953: 301

• Holotype: IRSNB 2207, ♂, collected by G.-F. de Witte on 19 May 1947.
• Type locality: “Mubale-Munte (région du confluent), sous-affluent et affluent de la rive droite de la Lufira (alt. 1.480 m)”, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

References

Primary references

• de Witte, G.-F. 1953. Reptiles. Exploration des Parc National de l’Upemba. Mission de G.F. de Witte. Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge 6: 1–322.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Atheris katangensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 October 2018.
• Kusamba, C. 2021. IUCN: Atheris katangensis  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44980140A44980144. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44980140A44980144.en. Accessed on 13 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Katanga Mountain Bush Viper