Atractaspis

Taxobox
name = "Atractaspis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Atractaspididae
genus = "Atractaspis"
genus_authority = A. Smith, 1849

:"Common names: burrowing vipers, burrowing asps, mole vipers,Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.] more.""Atractaspis" is a genus of venomous snakes found in Africa. Currently, 15 species are recognized.ITIS|ID=209551|taxon="Atractaspis"|year=2007|date=29 August]

Common names

Burrowing vipers, burrowing asps, mole vipers, stiletto snakes, side-stabbing snakes.Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.]

Geographic range

Found mostly in subsaharan Africa, with a limited distribution in Israel and the Arabian Peninsula.

pecies

"*) Not including the nominate subspecies."

ee also

* Snakebite.

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