Atractaspis boulengeri
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| Atractaspis boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis |
| Species: | A. boulengeri |
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| Atractaspis boulengeri Mocquard, 1897 | |
Atractaspis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mole viper, the Central African burrowing asp, and simply the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Atractaspidinae of the family Lamprophiidae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[3] There are six recognized subspecies.
A. boulengeri is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.[4]
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Subspecies
The following six subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.[4]
- Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeri Mocquard, 1897
- Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis F. Werner, 1897
- Atractaspis boulengeri mixta Laurent, 1945
- Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti Laurent, 1945
- Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei Sternfeld, 1917
- Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti Laurent, 1956