Biology:Atractaspis fallax

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Short description: Species of snake

Atractaspis fallax
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q2869622 entry