Atheris is a genus of vipers known as bush vipers. [3] They are found only in tropical subsaharan Africa (excluding southern Africa) [2] and many species have isolated and fragmented …

Jun 28, 2020 · The genus Atheris, currently comprises fifteen species of small, heavily keel scaled, arboreal pit vipers. The vipers are distributed in sub Saharan African and are typically …

Contents: 17 species, of which 8 (47.1%) are endemic. Remarks: Previously included Adenorhinos barbouri, Montatheris hindii, and Proatheris superciliaris. The grammatical …

Atheris chlorechis is a viper species found only in the forests of West Africa. [1][3][5] No subspecies are currently recognized. It is the type species of its genus. [5][6] Like all other …

Atheris squamigera (common names: green bush viper, [3][4] variable bush viper, [5][6] leaf viper, [6] Hallowell's green tree viper, [7] and others) is a venomous viper species endemic to west …

Atheris is a genus of venomous vipers found only in rain forest areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. There are currently eight species found. Atheris are commonly known as " Bush Vipers ". They …

Oct 1, 2014 · The viperid snake genus Atheris is an appropriate group for studying the biogeography of the pan-African forest and the role of plate tectonics and mountains in …

Diagnosis (genus): Habitus slender, body laterally compressed, with high ventral and subcaudal counts and a short square head.

Atheris is a genus of venomous vipers found only found in tropical subsaharan Africa, excluding southern Africa. [1] Confined to rain forest areas, many members have isolated and …

We investigated the phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of the East African genus Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae), and explored temporal and spatial relationships …