Atractaspis engdahli
| Atractaspis engdahli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis |
| Species: | A. engdahli |
| Binomial name | |
| Atractaspis engdahli Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913 | |
Atractaspis engdahli, or Engdahl's burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family.[1] The species is endemic to Africa.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, engdahli, is in honor of Swedish missionary Theodor Engdahl, who collected the holotype.[3]
References
- ↑ "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995.The Dangerous Snakes of Africa: Natural History, Species Directory, Venoms and Snakebite. Revised edition. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis engdahli, p. 84).
Further reading
- Lönnberg E, Andersson LG. 1913. On a collection of reptiles from Kismayu. Arkiv för Zoologi, Uppsala 8: 1-6.
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