Species

Atractaspis micropholis

Atractaspis micropholis · described by GÜNTHER 1872

Atractaspis aterrima, a close relative of Atractaspis micropholis — Pictured: Atractaspis aterrima, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Violette Dérozier, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Atractaspis micropholis
First described: GÜNTHER 1872
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Atractaspididae
Genus: Atractaspis

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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