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Atractaspis battersbyi

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Atractaspis battersbyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. battersbyi
Binomial name
Atractaspis battersbyi
de Witte, 1959

Atractaspis battersbyi, also known commonly as Battersby's burrowing asp and Battersby's mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1] The species is native to Central Africa.

Etymology

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Both common names and the specific epithet, battersbyi, are in honor of James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993), herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) for 46 years.[2][3][4]

Geographic range

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A. battersbyi is endemic to Africa.[5] It is found in the Central African countries of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

Reproduction

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A. battersbyi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Atractaspis battersbyi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Grandison, Alice G. C. (1994). "James Clarence Battersby, 1901–1993". Copeia 1994 (3): 838-840.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis battersbyi, p. 19).
  5. ^ Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.

Further reading

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  • de Witte GF (1959). "Contribution à la faune herpétologique du Congo Belge. Description de trois serpents nouveaux ". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 50 (3/4): 348–351. (Atractaspis battersbyi, new species, p. 350). (in French).