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| subphylum = Vertebrata
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| ordo = Squamata
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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
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| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
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| genus = ''[[Atheris]]''
| genus = ''[[Atheris]]''
| species = '''''A. katangensis'''''
| species = '''''A. katangensis'''''
| binomial = ''Atheris katangensis''
| binomial = ''Atheris katangensis''
| binomial_authority = [[G.F. de Witte|Witte]], [[1953]]
| binomial_authority = Witte, 1953
| synonyms = * ''Atheris katangensis'' - Witte, 1553<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref>
| synonyms = * ''Atheris katangensis'' - Witte, 1553<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref>
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'''Common names:''' Shaba bush viper, <ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> Katanga Mountain bush viper,<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Atheris|species=katangensis}}</ref> Upemba bush viper,<ref name="WOA">
'''Common names:''' Shaba bush viper, <ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> Katanga Mountain bush viper,<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Atheris|species=katangensis}}</ref> Upemba bush viper,<ref name="WOA">
[http://www.kingsnake.com/atheris/katangensis.html The World of Atheris: Atheris katangensis] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/ kingsnake.com]</ref> [[Atheris katangensis#Common names|more]].


 
[http://www.kingsnake.com/atheris/katangensis.html ''Atheris katangensis''] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/atheris/index.html The World of Atheris]</ref> [[Atheris katangensis#Common names|more]].
'''''Atheris katangensis''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[species]] endemic to [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]. Found only in a limited area in the east of the country.<ref name="Mal03"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634946|taxon=Atheris katangensis|year=2006|date=13 July}}</ref>
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'''''Atheris katangensis''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species endemic to DR Congo. Found only in a limited area in the east of the country.<ref name="Mal03"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634946 ''Atheris katangensis'' (TSN 634946)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 26 March 2007.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
Restricted to [[Upemba National Park]], [[Katanga Province|Shaba Province]] in eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]]. The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "Mubale-Munte (région du confluent), sous-affluent st de la rive droite de la Lufira [alt. 1480], Park National de l'Upemba."<ref name="McD99"/>
Restricted to Upemba National Park, Shaba Province in eastern DR Congo. The type locality given is "Mubale-Munte (région du confluent), sous-affluent st de la rive droite de la Lufira [alt. 1480], Park National de l'Upemba."<ref name="McD99"/>


==Habitat==
==Habitat==

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Atheris katangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Atheris
Species: A. katangensis
Binomial name
Atheris katangensis
Witte, 1953
Synonyms
  • Atheris katangensis - Witte, 1553[1]

Common names: Shaba bush viper, [2][3] Katanga Mountain bush viper,[4] Upemba bush viper,[5] more.  
 
Atheris katangensis is a venomous viper species endemic to DR Congo. Found only in a limited area in the east of the country.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[6]

Description

Attains a maximum length of only 40 cm, making this the smallest member of the genus Atheris.[2]

The head is flat, triangular, distinct from the neck and covered with small keeled scales. The snout is rounded. Midbody there are 24-31 rows of dorsal scales. The tail is short. Males and females have 45-59 and 38-42 subcaudal scales respectively.[2]

The color pattern consists of a purple-brown or yellow-brown ground color, overlaid with paired dorsolateral lines of a contrasting shade. These lines may break into a zigzag pattern and run from head to tail. The belly is yellowish, as it the tip of the tail.[2]

Common names

Shaba bush viper, [2][3] Katanga Mountain bush viper,[4] Upemba bush viper, Katanga bush viper.[5]

Geographic range

Restricted to Upemba National Park, Shaba Province in eastern DR Congo. The type locality given is "Mubale-Munte (région du confluent), sous-affluent st de la rive droite de la Lufira [alt. 1480], Park National de l'Upemba."[1]

Habitat

Gallery forest along rivers at altitudes between 1200 and 1500 meters.[3]

See also

Cited references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Species Atheris katangensis at the Species2000 Database
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Atheris katangensis at The World of Atheris
  6. ↑ Atheris katangensis (TSN 634946) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 26 March 2007.
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