Description of A New and Critically Endangered Species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) From the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, With an Overview of The Country's Tree Viper Fauna

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dc.contributor.authorMenegon, Michele
dc.contributor.authorDavenport, Tim R. B.
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Kim
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-19T13:04:31Z
dc.date.available2016-07-19T13:04:31Z
dc.date.issued2011-12
dc.description.abstractA new species of arboreal forest viper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Atheris) from a forest fragment in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania is described and named Atheris matildae sp. nov. The species resembles the forest horned viper, Atheris cer-atophora Werner, by bearing horn-like supraciliary scales but it differs in size, body proportions, scalation, scale ultra-structure, and distribution. Genetic divergence is also assessed and the two species have an estimated divergence time of approximately 2.2 million years. An overview of the genus Atheris in Tanzania, including new distribution data, is pre-sented and the conservation status of the new taxon is discusseden_US
dc.identifier.citationMenegon, M., Davenport, T.R. and Howell, K.M., 2011. Description of a new and critically endangered species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, with an overview of the country’s tree viper fauna. Zootaxa, 3120, pp.43-54.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1175-5334
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3301
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectViperidaeen_US
dc.subjectAtherisen_US
dc.subjectNew speciesen_US
dc.subjectSouthern Highlandsen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.titleDescription of A New and Critically Endangered Species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) From the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, With an Overview of The Country's Tree Viper Faunaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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