Atractaspis battersbyi

Atractaspis battersbyi, or Battersby's burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[1]

Atractaspis battersbyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Lamprophiidae
Genus:	Atractaspis
Species:	A. battersbyi
Binomial name
Atractaspis battersbyi de Witte, 1959

Etymology

Both the common name and the specific epithet, battersbyi, are in honor of James Clarence Battersby (1901–1993), herpetologist at the British Museum (Natural History) for 46 years.[2][3][4]

Geographic range

A. battersbyi is endemic to Africa.[5] It is found in the Central African countries of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

References

1. "Atractaspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
2. "Atractaspis battersbyi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
3. Grandison, Alice G. C. (1994). "James Clarence Battersby, 1901–1993". Copeia 1994 (3): 838-840.
4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Atractaspis battersbyi, p. 19).
5. Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.

Further reading

• de Witte GF (1959). "Contribution à la faune herpétologique du Congo Belge. Description de trois serpents nouveaux ". Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 50 (3/4): 348–351. (Atractaspis battersbyi, new species, p. 350). (in French).