Taxonomy Profile: Atheris (Cope 1862)

Atheris: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Adenorhinos
Marx and Rabb 1965
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Atheris: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Serpentes
Snakes |
cobra |
serpente |
serpents |
Infraorder : Alethinophidia
Family : Viperidae
Pit Vipers |
Vipers |
Subfamily : Viperinae
Genus : Atheris
Atheris Direct Children(s):
Atheris anisolepis
(Mocquard 1887)
Atheris ceratophora
(Werner 1896)
Atheris chlorechis
(Pel 1851)
Atheris desaixi
(Ashe 1968)
Atheris hispida
(Laurent 1955)
Atheris katangensis
(de Witte 1953)
Atheris nitschei
(Tornier 1902)
Atheris squamigera
(Hallowell 1854)
Atheris barbouri
(Loveridge 1930)
Atheris acuminata
(Broadley 1998)
Atheris broadleyi
(Lawson 1999)
Atheris rungweensis
(Bogert 1940)
Atheris subocularis
(Fischer 1888)
Atheris hirsuta
(Ernst and Rödel 2002)
Atheris mabuensis
(Branch and Bayliss 2009)
Atheris matildae
(Menegon Davenport and Howell 2011)
Atheris: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Atheris
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1999-07-02 / 1999-07-02
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1
Page(s):
xi + 511
Publisher:
The Herpetologists' League
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-893777-01-4/1-893777-00-6
Notes:
Reference for:
Atheris
Atheris: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Atheris: Comments