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748: 710: 36: 105: 1161: 1096: 83: 916: 520:, causing pain, swelling and blood clotting problems. Until recently, their venom has often been regarded as less toxic than that of many other species, perhaps because bites are uncommon, but this turned out not to be the case. There are now a number of reports of bites that have led to severe 1520:
Díaz-Delgado, Josué; Marrow, Judilee C.; Flanagan, Joseph P.; Bauer, Kendra L.; Zhang, Meng; Rodrigues-Hoffmann, Aline; Groch, Katia R.; Gomez, Gabriel; Balamayooran, Gayathriy (1 November 2020).
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is also distinct and the snout is broad. The crown is covered with small imbricate or smooth scales, none of which is enlarged. The eyes are relatively large with elliptical
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Some species are threatened by habitat destruction. A major cause of illness and mortality in both caged and wild bush viper snakes is Snake fungal disease(SFD).
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is reported to do very well in captivity, needing only arboreal access and having no particular temperature requirements. Captive specimens take
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and have apical pits. Laterally these are smaller than the middorsals. Midbody there are 14–36 rows of dorsal scales. There are 133–175 rounded
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They are relatively small in size, with adults ranging in total length (body + tail) from 55 cm (22 in) for
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Mebs D, Holada K, KornalĂ­k F, et al. (October 1998). "Severe coagulopathy after a bite of a green bush viper (
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Until relatively recently, the following species, all of which are terrestrial, were also included in the genus
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envenomation. Symptomatic replacement therapy is applied due to the absence of an Atheris specific antivenom.
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Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the ...Viperidæ
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West and central Africa: Ivory Coast and Ghana, eastward through southern Nigeria to Cameroon, southern
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does not exist and antivenom meant for bites from other species seem to have little effect, although
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Members of this genus come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, often within a single species.
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They inhabit rainforest regions and forests, mostly in remote areas far from human activity.
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Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
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Love W (1988). "Bush vipers (Atheris): Experiences in breeding and maintenance".
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Central Africa from east DR Congo, Uganda and west Tanzania southward to north
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All species have a broad, triangular head that is distinct from the neck. The
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Pareti KS (1994). "Cannibalism in a captive West African bush viper (
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antivenom has been reported to have been of some help in a case of
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and can support the body while suspended from a branch or a twig.
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All species have extreme aggressive tendencies. All species are
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southwestern Tanzania, northeastern Zambia, northern Malawi
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The body is slender, tapering, and slightly compressed. The
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Barbour's short-headed viper, Uzungwe Mountain bush viper
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Wang, He, et al. (2018). "Comparative Profiling of Three
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Other species may be encountered in literature, such as:
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and small birds. However, there have been reports of
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by 1–3 scale rows and from the nasal by 2–3 scales.
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Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
703:Cameroon, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Congo 1793:(Serpentes: Viperidae) from northern Mozambique". 366:are single and number 38–67. The tail is strongly 48:may be compromised due to out-of-date information 281:) and many species have isolated and fragmented 1875:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 671:The Udzungwa and Ukinga mountains in southern 312:. Seventeen species are currently recognized. 8: 1711:(4): 353–360. doi:10.1007/s10930-018-9781-y. 1702:A. squamigera, A. nitschei and A. chlorechis 854:, and Igembe in the northern Nyambeni range 326:to a maximum of 78 cm (31 in) for 27:Genus of venomous vipers of tropical Africa 2058: 2042:. London: Codicote, Wheldon & Wesley. 843:Mount Kenya bush viper, Ashe's bush viper 551: 81: 70: 1869:, with the description of a new species, 1865:(1849). "On the Lorine genus of Parrots, 1477:. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. 850:: in the forests at Chuka, south-eastern 1225:*) Not including the nominate subspecies 512:Limited understanding exist about their 1469: 1467: 1451:Integrated Taxonomic Information System 1413: 1411: 1409: 1407: 1405: 1403: 1401: 1399: 1397: 1318: 1316: 1314: 1312: 1310: 1308: 1304: 1965:Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1836: 1834: 1789:, Bayliss J (2009). "A new species of 1499: 1497: 1495: 1493: 1491: 1437: 1435: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1359: 1357: 1355: 1417:Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). 940:Central Africa: DR Congo, south-west 297:, they show many similarities to the 7: 1635:) in the Netherlands: a case report" 898:CerĂ­aco, Marques, & Bauer, 2020 1475:Living Snakes of the World in Color 343:. The eyes are separated from the 289:. Like all other vipers, they are 273:. They are found only in tropical 25: 2253:Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope 1722:The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles 1291:are sometimes referred to as the 1526:Journal of Comparative Pathology 1159: 1094: 914: 746: 708: 103: 34: 2040:A Guide to the Snakes of Uganda 1746:Maciel, Ana Rita (2020-09-05). 908:Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea 1905:African Journal of Herpetology 1381:The Dangerous Snakes of Africa 1: 1917:10.1080/21564574.1996.9649964 1826:Reptarium.cz Reptile Database 1608:10.1016/S0041-0101(98)00008-7 1947:(West African bush viper)". 1847:. Accessed 8 September 2007. 1580:. Accessed 8 September 2007. 1510:. Accessed 8 September 2007. 1212: 1179: 1147: 1113: 1088:Democratic Republic of Congo 1080: 1047: 1001: 967:Katanga mountain bush viper 963: 933: 900: 877: 846:Two isolated populations in 839: 766: 727: 693: 664: 618: 589: 285:due to their confinement to 516:except that it is strongly 439:species have been known to 396:They are found in tropical 385:are particularly variable. 2269: 1538:10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.10.004 354:are overlapping, strongly 1977:10.1080/00222936308681373 1828:. Accessed 2 August 2007. 1807:10.11646/zootaxa.2113.1.2 1687:. Accessed 2 August 2007. 937:African hairy bush viper 738:and Uzungwe Mountains in 218: 211: 100:Scientific classification 98: 89: 80: 73: 1667:Bitten by a Sedge Viper! 1269:Proatheris superciliaris 1188:Central African Republic 808:, isolated locations in 770:West African bush viper 443:upon a variety of small 1992:: fatal envenomation". 1117:Great Lakes bush viper 1084:Mongo hairy bush viper 1051:Matilda's horned viper 1006:Mount Mabu forest viper 731:Usambara eyelash viper 1151:Mt. Rungwe bush viper 904:Hetfield’s bush viper 524:. One case was fatal. 2024:Herpetological Review 1971:(3). London: 20–25 . 1949:Herpetological Review 881:Tai hairy bush viper 593:Acuminate bush viper 1845:The World Of Atheris 1678:VenomousReptiles.org 1578:The World Of Atheris 1508:The World Of Atheris 1473:Mehrtens JM (1987). 1183:Variable bush viper 978:in eastern DR Congo 972:Upemba National Park 295:convergent evolution 2020:Atheris chloroechis 2000:. Stellenbosch: 29. 1706:The Protein Journal 622:Mayombe bush viper 412:Conservation status 293:. In an example of 1945:Atheris chlorechis 1775:. August 28, 2020. 1683:2008-04-09 at the 1672:2009-12-10 at the 1633:Atheris chlorechis 1329:, TourĂ© T (1999). 1254:Montatheris hindii 2230: 2229: 2215:Open Tree of Life 2064:Taxon identifiers 1990:Atheris squamiger 1871:Eclectus cornelia 1734:Atheris broadleyi 1730:978-1-4214-0135-5 1592:Atheris squamiger 1278: 1263: 1222: 1221: 818:Equatorial Guinea 570:Geographic range 459:, and even other 398:subsaharan Africa 275:subsaharan Africa 254: 253: 248: 237: 229: 207: 67: 66: 16:(Redirected from 2260: 2223: 2222: 2210: 2209: 2197: 2196: 2184: 2183: 2171: 2170: 2158: 2157: 2145: 2144: 2132: 2131: 2119: 2118: 2106: 2105: 2104: 2091: 2090: 2089: 2059: 2053: 2031: 2014: 2001: 1980: 1956: 1936: 1920: 1882: 1848: 1838: 1829: 1817: 1811: 1810: 1783: 1777: 1776: 1769: 1763: 1762: 1760: 1758: 1743: 1737: 1718: 1712: 1694: 1688: 1664: 1658: 1657: 1639: 1626: 1620: 1619: 1587: 1581: 1571: 1565: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1517: 1511: 1501: 1486: 1471: 1462: 1461: 1459: 1457: 1439: 1430: 1415: 1392: 1373: 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Index

Bush viper
factual accuracy

Atheris hispida
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Serpentes
Viperidae
Viperinae
Atheris
Cope
Synonyms
Bonaparte
GĂĽnther
genus
vipers
subsaharan Africa
southern Africa
distributions
rain forests
venomous
convergent evolution
arboreal
pit vipers
Asia

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