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Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Lamprophiidae)

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Atractaspis in general

Anonymous. 1977. An interesting snake from the USGS camp near Madha. Journal of the Saudi Arabian Natural History Society 20: 23-24.

Akani, G.C.; Luiselli, L.; Angelici, F.M.; Corti, C.; Zuffi, M.A.L. 2001. The case of rainforest stiletto snakes (genus Atractaspis) in southern Nigeria. Evidence of diverging foraging strategies in grossly sympatric snakes with homogeneous body architecture? Ethology Ecology & Evolution 13(1): 89-94.

Bouillon, A. 1965. Serpentes danger! Zooleo 2: 1-76.

Branch, W.R. 1975. Serotaxonomic studies on southern African snakes, with particular reference to the status of the genus Atractaspis. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 14(1): 7-8.

Branch, W.R. 1979. Snakebites by Atractaspis and the lesser known venomous species. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 21(1): 19-20.

Broadley, D.G. 1991. A review of the southern African stiletto snakes of the genus Atractaspis A. Smith (Serpentes: Atractaspididae). Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9(36): 495-517.

Corkill, N.L.; Ionides, C.J.P.; Pitman, C.R.S. 1959. Biting and poisoning by the mole vipers of the genus Atractaspls. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 53: 95-101.

Dekeyser, P.L.; Derivot, J. 1960. A propos des crochets venimeux des Atractaspis (Ophidiens: Viperides). Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire 22A: 1109-1113.

Doucet, J.; Lepesme, P. 1953. Sur un cas d'envenimation par Atractaspis, Viperide Ouest-Africain. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire 15(2): 855-859.

Greene, H.W. 1977. Behaviour, ecology and the adaptive zone of African mole vipers (Atractaspis). Herpetological Review 8(3)(Suppl.): 9.

Hoser, R.T. 2012. A reassessment of the burrowing asps, Atractaspis Smith, 1849 with the erection of a new genus and two tribes (Serpentes: Atractaspidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 11: 56-58.

Hoser, R.T. 2013. A further division of the African burrowing asps, Atractaspis Smith 1849 with the erection of a new genus and two new subgenera. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 20: 11-19.

Ionides, C.J.P. 1958. Case history of Atractaspis bite and climbing ability of Philothamnus semivariegatus. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 23: 14.

Kochva, E. 2002. Atractaspis (Serpentes, Atractaspididae) the burrowing asp; a multidisciplinary minireview. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series 68(2): 91-99.

Laurent, R.F. 1945. Contribution a la connaissance du genre Atractaspis Smith. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 38(3-4): 312-343.

Laurent, R.F. 1950. Revision du genre Atractaspis A. Smith. Memoires Inst Roy Sci Nat Belgique (Ser. 2) 38: 1-49.

Lepesme, P. 1953. Sur un cas d'envenimation par Atractaspis, viperide Ouest-Africain. Bull. Soc. Path. exot. 46(2): 207-211.

Moyer, K.; Jackson, K. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships among the Stiletto Snakes (genus Atractaspis) based on external morphology. African Journal of Herpetology 60(1): 30-46.

Pasqual, J.R.H. 1962. The biting mechanism of Atractaspis. Nigerian Field 27: 137-142.

Perret, J.L. 1961. Études herpétologiques Africaines. III. Bulletin Soc. Neuchâtel. Sci. Nat. (3) 84: 133-138.

Skelton-Bourgeois, M. 1961. Atractaspis ... a misfit among the Viperidae? News Bull. zool. Soc. S. Afr. 3(1): 29.

Trape, J.F.; Mané, Y.; Ineich, I. 2006. Atractaspis microlepidota, A. micropholis et A. watsoni en Afrique occidentale et centrale. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 119: 5-16.

Underwood, G.; Kochva, E. 1993. On the affinities of the burrowing asps Atractaspis (Serpentes: Atractaspididae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 107(1): 3-64.

Visser, J.D. 1975. Atractaspis - how does it bite? Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 14: 18-20.

Warrell, D.A.; Ormerod, L.D.; Davidson, N.M. 1976. Bites by the night adder (Causus maculatus) and burrowing vipers (genus Atractaspis). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 25(3): 517-524.

Atractaspis andersonii

Boulenger, G.A. 1905. Descriptions of two new snakes from Upper Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 235-236.

Grossmann, W.; Zwanzig, B.M.; Kowalski, T.; Zilger, H.J.; Colacicco, F.; Ballandat, S. 2018. Die Erdviper Atractaspis andersonii Boulenger, 1905 im Sultanat Oman. Sauria (Berlin) 40(3): 3-19.

Wall, F. 1906. A new snake (Melanelaps mephersoni) from the Aden Hinterland. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 27-28.

Wall, F. 1907. Suppression of Melanelaps mephersoni. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 995.

Atractaspis aterrima

Atractaspis bibronii

Bourgeois, M. 1964. Les reptiles de la Kasapa (Elisábethville). Publ. Univ. Elisábethville 7: 65-89.

Branch, W.R. 1981. Venom yields from three species of side-biting snakes (genus Atractaspis, Colubridae). Toxicon 19(2): 271-277.

Broadley, D.G. 1963. A note on the ecology of Atractaspis bibronii. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 21: 5.

Deufel, A.; Cundall, D. 2003. Feeding in Atractaspis (Serpentes: Atractaspididae): A study in conflicting functional constraints. Zoology (Jena) 106(1): 43-61.

FitzSimons, V.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A short account of the reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe 1: 99-104.

Ionides, C.J.P. 1946. Notes on snakes. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 19(3-4): 136-137.

Ionides, C.J.P. 1954. Bibron's burrowing viper (Atractaspis bibronii rostrata Gunther) in South-East Tanganyika Territory. African Wild Life 8(1): 67-08.

Marais, J. 2010. Natural history notes: Atractaspis bibronii Smith, 1849. Bibron's Stiletto Snake. Diet. African Herp News 52: 9.

Parker, H.W.; Moreau, R.E.; Pakenham, R.H.W. 1940. Notes on the herpetology of the East African islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 11) 5: 309-314.

Siemers, A.H. 1958. Case history of an Atractaspis bibronii bite. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 4: 5-6.

Spawls, S.; Graff, J. de 1989. New snake records for Botswana, southern Africa. Herpetological Review 20(1): 14-15.

Stewart, M.M. 1965. A bite by a burrowing adder, Atractaspis bibronii. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 23-24: 47-50.

Witte, G.F. de 1959. Contribution a la fauae herpetologique du Congo Belge: description de trois serpents nouveaux. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 60: 348-351.

Atractaspis boulengeri

Laurent, R.F. 1956. Notes herpétologiques africaines. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 53(3-4): 229-256.

Laurent, R.F. 1958. Notes herpetologiques africaines 2. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 58: 115-128.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Garff, B. le; Ineich, I.; Carlino, P.; Melcore, I.; Boundenga, L.; Vigna, C.; Stévart, T.; Jeffery, K.; Orbell, C.; Squarcini, J.B.; Vande weghe, J.P.; White, L. 2016. Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica V & VI. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 51(11): 177-185.

Scortecci, G. 1933. Note su Atractaspis schultzei Sternfeld. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 72(2): 89-90.

Trape, J.F. 1985. Les serpents de la region de Dimonika (Mayombe, Republique Populaire du Congo). Revue de Zoologie Africaine 99(2): 135-140.

Atractaspis congica

Atractaspis corpulenta

Atractaspis dahomeyensis

Branch, W.R. 1981. Venom yields from three species of side-biting snakes (genus Atractaspis, Colubridae). Toxicon 19(2): 271-277.

Schätti, B. 1986. Herpetologische Ausbeute einer Sammelreise nach Mali (Amphibia, Reptilia). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 93(3): 765-778.

Villiers, A. 1956. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba, Reptiles. Memoires de l'Institut Fondamental D'Afrique Noire 48: 143-162.

Atractaspis duerdeni

Gough, L.H. 1907. Description of a new species of Atractaspis, collected at Serowe, northeastern Kalahari. Rec. Albany Mus. 2: 178-179.

Atractaspis engaddensis

Al-Oran, R.M.; Amr, Z.S. 1995. First record of the mole viper, Atractaspis microlepidota engaddensis, from Jordan. Zoology in the Middle East 11: 47-49.

Alshammari, A.M.; Busais, S.M.; Ibrahim, A.A. 2017. Snakes in the Province of Ha'il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including two new records. Herpetozoa 30(1-2): 59-63.

Branch, W.R. 1981. Venom yields from three species of side-biting snakes (genus Atractaspis, Colubridae). Toxicon 19(2): 271-277.

Golani, I.; Kochva, E. 1988. Striking and other affensive and defensive behavior patterns in Atractaspis engaddensis (Ophidia, Atractaspididae). Copeia 1988(3): 792-797.

Goldberg, S.R.; Schwarz, R.; Maza, E. 2017. Natural history notes: Atractaspis engaddensis (Israeli Mole Viper). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 48(2): 444-445.

Haas, G. 1950. A new Atractaspis (mole viper) from Palestine. Copeia 1950(1): 52-53.

Ilani, G.; Shalmon, B. 1984. Mole vipers in broad daylight. Israel - Land and Nature 9(2) [1983-1984]: 80.

Kochva, E.; Golani, I. 1993. Tail display in Atractaspis engaddensis (Atractaspididae, Serpentes). Copeia 1993(1): 226-228.

Kochva, E.; Meier, J. 1986. The fangs of Atractaspis engaddensis Haas (Serpentes: Atractaspididae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 93(3): 749-754.

Marx, H. 1952. Atractaspis (mole viper), a new record for Egypt. Copeia 1952: 278-279.

Mendelssohn, H. 1963. On the biology of the venomous snakes of Israel. 1. Israel Journal of Zoology 12(1/4): 143-170.

Werner, Y.L. 1985. Life history notes: Atractaspis engaddensis ('En Gedi Mole Viper). Ophiophagy. Herpetological Review 16(2): 54.

Witte, G.F. de 1959. Contribution a la fauae herpetologique du Congo Belge: description de trois serpents nouveaux. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 60: 348-351.

Atractaspis engdahli

Lönnberg, E.; Andersson, L.G. 1913. On a collection of reptiles from Kismayu. Arkiv för Zoologi (Stockholm) 8: 1-6.

Atractaspis fallax

Schultz, D. 2008. Atractaspis fallax Peters, 1867. Small-scaled Burrowing Asp. Hooded and corkscrew behaviour. African Herp News 45: 12-14.

Atractaspis irregularis

Akani, G.C.; Luiselli, L.; Angelici, F.M.; Corti, C.; Zuffi, M.A.L. 2001. The case of rainforest stiletto snakes (genus Atractaspis) in southern Nigeria. Evidence of diverging foraging strategies in grossly sympatric snakes with homogeneous body architecture? Ethology Ecology & Evolution 13(1): 89-94.

Angel, F. 1934. Description d'un Viperide nouveau du Congo Belge et de deux Batraciens de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 59: 169-172.

Boulenger, G.A. 1905. Description of a new snake of the genus Atractaspis from Mount Kenya, British East Africa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 7) 15: 190.

Britt, D.P. 1978. Death following the bite of a burrowing viper. Nigerian Field 43(1): 41-42.

Laurent, R.F. 1952. Batraciens et reptiles recemment acquis par le Musee du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 45: 198-203.

Laurent, R.F. 1956. Notes herpétologiques africaines. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 53(3-4): 229-256.

LeBreton, M.; Doux Diffo, J. le; Gonwouo, N.L.; Chirio, L. 2005. Natural history notes: Atractaspis irregularis (Mole Viper or Stiletto Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 36(2): 187.

Parker, H.W.; Moreau, R.E.; Pakenham, R.H.W. 1940. Notes on the herpetology of the East African islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 11) 5: 309-314.

Perret, J.L. 1960. Une nouvelle et remarkable espèce d'Atractaspis (Viperidae) et quelques autres serpents d'Afrique. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 67(5): 129-139.

Perret, J.L. 1961. Études herpétologiques Africaines. III. Bulletin Soc. Neuchâtel. Sci. Nat. (3) 84: 133-138.

Rasmussen, J.B.; Hughes, B. 1997. Description of some new snake species. 1. Th. Reinhardt. Vid. Sel. naturvid. og mathem. Afh. (1843) 10 Part: 233-279. Steenstrupia 22 [1996]: 13-39.

Wallach, V. 1980. Report on a bite by a side-stabbing snake Atractaspis irregularis, with notes on elapid bites. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 24: 15-18.

Witte, G.F. de 1930. Description d'un viperide nouveau du Kivu (Atractaspis schoutendeni, sp.n.). Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 19: 224-5.

Witte, G.F. de 1959. Contribution a la fauae herpetologique du Congo Belge: description de trois serpents nouveaux. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 60: 348-351.

Atractaspis leleupi

Laurent, R.F. 1950. Reptiles nouveaux des Kundelungu. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 43(4): 349-352.

Atractaspis magrettii

Fratello, B.; Bertogna, I. 1999. I rettili "Viperini" della Collezione Franchini. Atti della Societa dei Naturalisti e Matematici di Modena 130: 143-179.

Atractaspis microlepidota

Corkill, N.L.; Kirk, R. 1954. Poisoning by the Sudan mole viper Atractaspis microlepidota Gunther. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 48(5): 376-384.

Deufel, A.; Cundall, D. 2003. Feeding in Atractaspis (Serpentes: Atractaspididae): A study in conflicting functional constraints. Zoology (Jena) 106(1): 43-61.

Egideo, M. 1956. Piede da morso di Atractaspis microlepidota. Arch. ital. Sci. Med. trop. parassit. 37: 373-378.

Scortecci, G. 1955. Viaggio di esplorazione biologica sulle montagne della Migiurtinia compiuto con il contribute del consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universita di Genova 25 [1953-1955]: 43-105.

Sharawy, S.M.; Al-Shammari, A.M. 2009. Checklist of poisonous plants and animals in Aja Mountain, Ha'il Region, Saudia Arabia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3(3): 2217-2225.

Trape, J.F.; Mané, Y.; Ineich, I. 2006. Atractaspis microlepidota, A. micropholis et A. watsoni en Afrique occidentale et centrale. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 119: 5-16.

Atractaspis micropholis

Pellegrin, J. 1909. Reptiles du Soudan recoltes par la Mission Tilho-Gaillard. Description d'une espèce nouvelle. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 15: 413-415.

Trape, J.F. 2005. Note sur quelques serpents meconnus du Burkina Faso de la collection de Benigno Roman. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 116: 39-49.

Trape, J.F.; Mané, Y.; Ineich, I. 2006. Atractaspis microlepidota, A. micropholis et A. watsoni en Afrique occidentale et centrale. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 119: 5-16.

Atractaspis reticulata

Laurent, R.F. 1956. Notes herpétologiques africaines. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 53(3-4): 229-256.

Sjöstedt, Y. 1896. Atractapsis reticuluta, eine neue Schlange aus Kamerun. Zoologischer Anzeiger 19: 516-517.

Atractaspis scorteccii

Cherchi, M.A. 1958. Note su Atractaspis scorteccii Parker (Ophidia). Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 97: 207-210.

Scortecci, G. 1955. Viaggio di esplorazione biologica sulle montagne della Migiurtinia compiuto con il contribute del consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universita di Genova 25 [1953-1955]: 43-105.

Atractaspis watsoni

Trape, J.F. 2005. Note sur quelques serpents meconnus du Burkina Faso de la collection de Benigno Roman. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 116: 39-49.

Trape, J.F.; Mané, Y.; Ineich, I. 2006. Atractaspis microlepidota, A. micropholis et A. watsoni en Afrique occidentale et centrale. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 119: 5-16.