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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Atractaspis |
Species: | A. engdahli
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Binomial name | |
Atractaspis engdahli |
Atractaspis engdahli, also known commonly as Engdahl's burrowing asp, Engdahl's burrowing viper, and the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. [2] The species is endemic to Africa. [3]
The specific name, engdahli, is in honor of Swedish missionary Theodor Engdahl, who collected the holotype. [4]
A. engdahli is found in north-eastern Kenya and in Somalia. [5]
The preferred natural habitats of A. engdahli are savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
A. engdahli is terrestrial and nocturnal. It is often found in termite nests and in holes in the ground. [1]
Atractaspis engdahli | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Atractaspididae |
Genus: | Atractaspis |
Species: | A. engdahli
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Binomial name | |
Atractaspis engdahli |
Atractaspis engdahli, also known commonly as Engdahl's burrowing asp, Engdahl's burrowing viper, and the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae. [2] The species is endemic to Africa. [3]
The specific name, engdahli, is in honor of Swedish missionary Theodor Engdahl, who collected the holotype. [4]
A. engdahli is found in north-eastern Kenya and in Somalia. [5]
The preferred natural habitats of A. engdahli are savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
A. engdahli is terrestrial and nocturnal. It is often found in termite nests and in holes in the ground. [1]