Atheris nitschei

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species:

Atheris nitschei Tornier, 1902: 589

Syntypes (n=2): ZMB 17669, collected by Eggel and ZMB 20480, collected by H. Ziemann between 1900–1901.
Type locality: “Mpororosumpf, zwischen den Papyrusstauden [=Mpororo Swamp]”, Rwanda.

Atheris woosnami Boulenger, 1906: 37
- Syntypes (n=4): BMNH 1946.1.19.60-63, obtained by Richard B. Woosnam.
- Type locality: “on the east side of Ruwenzori, between 6000 and 6500 feet altitude”.

Tornier, G. 1902. Herpetologisch neues aus Deutsch-Ost-Afrika. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere 15(2): 578–590. BHL Reference page.
Boulenger, G.A. 1906. Description of a new Tree-Viper from Mount Ruwenzori. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 18: 37–38. BHL

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Atheris nitschei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 January 2023.
Branch, W.R., Wagner, P., Safari, I., Chenga, J. & Kusamba, C. 2021. IUCN: Atheris nitschei (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T44980169A44980174. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44980169A44980174.en. Accessed on 17 January 2023.