IRMNG name details
original description
Article title: A division of the African Tree Viper genus Atheris Cope, 1860 into four subgenera (Serpentes: Viperidae). [details]
original description
Australasian Journal of Herpetology 12: -. [32-35] [details]
basis of record
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search [details]
additional source
As per current placement of type species [details]
source of synonymy
original publication/web search (AJR). [details]
extant flag source
inferred from original work (title) [details]
habitat flag source
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) [details]
Unreviewed
Classification Animalia;Chordata;Vertebrata;Reptilia;Lepidosauria;Squamata;Serpentes;Viperidae [details]
Taxonomic remark As Atheris (Woolfvipera). Editor's note: names proposed by R. Hoser (2000 onwards) are controversial within the herpetological community and not generally accepted. For the present status of this name, the reader is suggested to consult the Reptile Databa [details]
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