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Atheris is a genus of vipers known as bush vipers. [2] They are found only in tropical subsaharan Africa (excluding southern Africa ) [ 1 ] and many species have isolated and fragmented distributions due to their confinement to rain forests . [ 3 ]
Atheris hispida is a viper species endemic to Central Africa. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. It is known for its extremely keeled dorsal scales ("spikes") that give it a bristly appearance. [3] No subspecies are currently recognized. [4] Common names include rough-scaled bush viper, spiny bush viper, [5] [3] hairy bush viper, [3] [6 ...
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Atheris mongoensis, also known as Yété in Mongo, Vipère arboricole mongo in French or Mongo Hairy Bush Viper in English, is a species of viper found in Bioko Island. The species gets its name in reference to the ancient Mongo Kingdom which occupied the Mbandaka region, which the species comes from.
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Atheris hetfieldi, or Hetfield's bush viper, is a species of viper found in Bioko Island. The species gets its name in honour of James A. Hetfield , the vocalist and guitarist from Metallica as the authors were fans of the band from a young age and naming a species after a celebrity helps to raise awareness for biodiversity .
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