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Subcaudals fewer than 22..................................................................
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Subcaudals more than 22............................................................................... 2
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Predominantly brown with very prickly head scales; found west of
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Does not have the above combination of characters.......................................................... 3
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Ventral scales fewer than 138; found south of 15ºS, in
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Ventral scales usually more than 138; north of 15ºS.......................................................... 4
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Lateral scales serrated................................................................................. 5
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Lateral scales not, or only feebly and irregularly, serrated..................................................... 10
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Supraocular scales forming elongate “horns”............................................................... 6
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No supraocular “horns”................................................................................ 7
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Up to 20 transverse head scales; occurs from Udzungwa Mountains northwards in
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..........
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Up to 28 transverse head scales; occurs south of the Udzungwa Mountains in
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..................
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Four suprarostral scales in first (or only) row; dorsals rounded at the apex; each dorsal scale tipped with yellow;.................................................................................................
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Three to five suprarostrals in first (or only) row; dorsals pointed at apex; dorsal scales not tipped with yellow;........... 8
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Gular scales strongly keeled; lateral scale rows 46 weakly serrated; dorsum yellow-brown to purple-brown with dark-centred, pale yellowish rhombic vertebral markings..................................................
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<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB41FA89FA340047" box="[1248,1436,1332,1353]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris katangensis</emphasis>
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Gular scales smooth or feebly keeled; lateral scale rows 26 or 8 strongly keeled; dorsum green with irregular black markings or green to blackish with symmetrical yellow markings....................................................... 9
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<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36FA36FA3500B0" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36FA36FF0700AE" bold="true" box="[151,175,1419,1440]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">9a</emphasis>
Scales on top of head anteriorly smooth or feebly keeled; 1820 scales across back of head between posterior supralabials; dorsal body scales with keels extending to the tip; green with variable black markings..................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FAA7FA14FA3500B0" authorityName="Tornier" authorityYear="1902" box="[1286,1437,1449,1470]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nitschei">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FAA7FA14FA3500B0" box="[1286,1437,1449,1470]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris nitschei</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36FA7BFA340319" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36FA7BFF1800D5" bold="true" box="[151,176,1478,1499]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">9b</emphasis>
Scales on top of head anteriorly strongly keeled; 2426 scales across back of head between posterior supralabials; dorsal body scales with keels not extending to the tip; dorsum dark green to blackish, often with symmetrical yellow markings on back of head and zigzag yellow dorsolateral lines and spots...........................................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FB78F9BCFA340319" authorityName="Bogert" authorityYear="1940" box="[1241,1436,1537,1559]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rungweensis">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB78F9BCFA340319" box="[1241,1436,1537,1559]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris rungweensis</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F9A3FA34033D" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,1566,1588]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F9A3FA34033D" box="[151,1436,1566,1588]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F9A3FF13033D" bold="true" box="[151,187,1566,1587]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">10a</emphasis>
Scales across top of head between posterior supralabials usually more than 23; midbody scale rows 2536.
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FB4FF9A3FA34033D" authorityName=": Mertens" authorityYear="1964" box="[1262,1436,1566,1587]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chlorechis">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB4FF9A3FA34033D" box="[1262,1436,1566,1587]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris chlorechis</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F986FA34035F" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,1595,1618]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F986FA34035F" box="[151,1436,1595,1618]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F986FF14035E" bold="true" box="[151,188,1595,1616]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">10b</emphasis>
Scales across top of head between posterior supralabials fewer than 23; midbody scale rows 1425................... 11
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F9E4FA340385" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F9E4FA340385" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F9E4FF120360" bold="true" box="[151,186,1625,1646]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">11a</emphasis>
Scales on neck lanceolate or acuminate; lateral scale rows 25 frequently fused; scales across top of head between posterior supralabials 1012................................................................................... 12
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<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F92EFA3403C8" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F92EFF1303A6" bold="true" box="[151,187,1683,1704]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">11b</emphasis>
Scales on neck not lanceolate or acuminate; lateral scale rows 25 frequently duplicated; scales across top of head between posterior supralabials 1520........................................................................... 13
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F973FA35020F" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F973FA35020F" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F973FF1303ED" bold="true" box="[151,187,1742,1763]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">12a</emphasis>
Three large suprarostrals; interorbitals 610, strongly keeled; two scales between eye and nasal; supralabials 910; midbody scale rows 1518; lanceolate dorsal scales do not extend beyond midbody............................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FAABF951FA35020F" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1955" box="[1290,1437,1772,1793]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hispida">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FAABF951FA35020F" box="[1290,1437,1772,1793]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris hispida</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F8B4FA340232" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F8B4FA340232" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F8B4FF140210" bold="true" box="[151,188,1801,1822]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">12b</emphasis>
Two very large suprarostrals; five interorbitals, median ones feebly keeled; a single scale between eye and nasal; six supralabials; midbody scale rows 14; lanceolate dorsal scales extend beyond midbody.......................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FB4DF89BFA340232" authorityName="Broadley" authorityYear="1998" box="[1260,1436,1830,1852]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuminata">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB4DF89BFA340232" box="[1260,1436,1830,1852]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris acuminata</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F8FEFA340257" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,1859,1882]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F8FEFA340257" box="[151,1436,1859,1882]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F8FEFF130256" bold="true" box="[151,187,1859,1880]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">13a</emphasis>
Scales across top of head between posterior supralabials 1518............................................... 14
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<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F8DCFA340278" box="[151,1436,1889,1911]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F8DCFF140278" bold="true" box="[151,188,1889,1910]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">13b</emphasis>
Scales across top of head between posterior supralabials 1920.............................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FB11F8DCFAE20278" authority="Ceríaco &amp; Marques &amp; Bauer, 2020" authorityName="Ceríaco &amp; Marques &amp; Bauer" authorityYear="2020" box="[1200,1354,1889,1910]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hetfieldi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB11F8DCFAE20278" box="[1200,1354,1889,1910]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris hetfieldi</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="2F9A57DCEC609018FAF1F8DCFA340278" box="[1360,1436,1889,1910]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F8C3FA34029D" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,1918,1940]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F8C3FA34029D" box="[151,1436,1918,1940]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F8C3FF13029D" bold="true" box="[151,187,1918,1939]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">14a</emphasis>
Underside checked black, blue and white; dark postocular stripe present............................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FB57F8C3FA34029D" authorityName="Lawson" authorityYear="1999" box="[1270,1436,1918,1939]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="broadleyi">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB57F8C3FA34029D" box="[1270,1436,1918,1939]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris broadleyi</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F826FA3402BF" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,1947,1970]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F826FA3402BF" box="[151,1436,1947,1970]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F826FF1402BE" bold="true" box="[151,188,1947,1968]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">14b</emphasis>
Underside not checked black, blue and white; dark postocular stripe not always present............................ 15
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F804FA3402C0" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,1977,1999]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F804FA3402C0" box="[151,1436,1977,1999]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F804FF1302C0" bold="true" box="[151,187,1977,1998]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">15a</emphasis>
Usually at least one labial scale in contact with the orbit.......................................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC609018FB40F804FA3402C0" authorityName="Fischer" authorityYear="1888" box="[1249,1436,1977,1998]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="590" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subocularis">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FB40F804FA3402C0" box="[1249,1436,1977,1998]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">Atheris subocularis</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC609018FF36F86BFA3402E2" blockId="9.[151,1437,862,2028]" box="[151,1436,2006,2028]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC609018FF36F86BFA3402E2" box="[151,1436,2006,2028]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC609018FF36F86BFF1402E5" bold="true" box="[151,188,2006,2027]" pageId="9" pageNumber="590">15b</emphasis>
Usually no labial scale in direct contact with the orbit....................................................... 16
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC63901BFF36FF2AFA3405A3" blockId="10.[151,1436,151,261]" box="[151,1436,151,173]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC63901BFF36FF2AFA3405A3" box="[151,1436,151,173]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFF36FF2AFF1305A2" bold="true" box="[151,187,151,172]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">16a</emphasis>
Anterior subcaudals entire, posterior divided................................................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC63901BFB41FF2AFA3405A3" authorityName="Collet &amp; Trape" authorityYear="2020" box="[1248,1436,151,173]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="591" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mongoensis">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFB41FF2AFA3405A3" box="[1248,1436,151,173]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">Atheris mongoensis</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC63901BFF36FF08FA3405C4" blockId="10.[151,1436,151,261]" box="[151,1436,181,203]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC63901BFF36FF08FA3405C4" box="[151,1436,181,203]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFF36FF08FF1405C4" bold="true" box="[151,188,181,202]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">16b</emphasis>
Subcaudals entire.................................................................................... 17
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<paragraph id="066236B5EC63901BFF36FF6FFA3405E9" blockId="10.[151,1436,151,261]" box="[151,1436,210,232]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC63901BFF36FF6FFA3405E9" box="[151,1436,210,232]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFF36FF6FFF1305E9" bold="true" box="[151,187,210,231]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">17a</emphasis>
Five suprarostrals, three scales between nasal and eye..........................................
<taxonomicName id="C1DD4D36EC63901BFB51FF6FFA3405E9" authorityName="Mocquard" authorityYear="1887" box="[1264,1436,210,231]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Atheris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="591" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anisolepis">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFB51FF6FFA3405E9" box="[1264,1436,210,231]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">Atheris anisolepis</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="BD2C9580EC63901BFF36FF52FA34040B" box="[151,1436,239,261]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">
<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFF36FF52FF14040A" bold="true" box="[151,188,239,260]" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">17b</emphasis>
Thre suprarostrals, two scales between nasal and eye.........................................
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<emphasis id="34A9EAA7EC63901BFB41FF52FA34040B" box="[1248,1436,239,261]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="591">Atheris squamigera</emphasis>
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