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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 ...
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 desaixi, commonly known as the Mount Kenya bush viper, [3] [4] Ashe's bush viper, [5] or Desaix's bush viper, [6] is a venomous species of viper endemic to Kenya, where only two isolated populations are known. It is known for its striking black and yellow coloration. [3]
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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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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 vipers, it is a venomous species. [5] Atheris chlorechis venom can lead to major systemic envenoming, shock, blood loss due to coagulopathy, and renal ...