Atractaspis boulengeri


Atractaspis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mole viper, the Central African burrowing asp, and simply the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Atractaspidinae of the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are six recognized subspecies.

Geographic range

A. boulengeri is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of.

Reproduction

A. boulengeri is oviparous.

Subspecies

The following six subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
  • Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeri
  • Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis
  • Atractaspis boulengeri mixta
  • Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti
  • Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei
  • ''Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti''

Etymology

The specific epithet, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.