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Atractaspis fallax

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Atractaspis fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis
Species:
A. fallax
Binomial name
Atractaspis fallax
Peters, 1867

Atractaspis fallax, also known as the Peters' burrowing asp, eastern small-scaled burrowing asp, and mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. It is found in East Africa, specifically in South Sudan (near the Ugandan border), Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and extreme northern Tanzania.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Malonza, P. (2019). "Atractaspis fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20878141A20878146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T20878141A20878146.en. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Atractaspis fallax PETERS, 1867". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 January 2022.