Species

Proatheris superciliaris

Proatheris superciliaris · described by (PETERS 1855)

Gaboon Viper, a close relative of Proatheris superciliaris

Pictured: Gaboon Viper, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: DoctorCondor, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Proatheris superciliaris
First described
(PETERS 1855)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Viperidae
Genus
Proatheris

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

Where it sits on the tree