Atractaspis engdahli, also known commonly as Engdahl's burrowing asp, Engdahl's burrowing viper, and the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Atractaspididae.[2] The species is endemic to Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Atractaspididae |
| Genus: | Atractaspis |
| Species: | A. engdahli
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Etymology edit
The specific name, engdahli, is in honor of Swedish missionary Theodor Engdahl, who collected the holotype.[4]
Geographic range edit
A. engdahli is found in north-eastern Kenya and in Somalia.[5]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of A. engdahli are savanna, shrubland, and grassland, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]
Behaviour edit
A. engdahli is terrestrial and nocturnal. It is often found in termite nests and in holes in the ground.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Malonza P, Spawls S (2021). "Atractaspis engdahli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T20878130A20878135.en. Accessed on 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Atractaspis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Spawls S, Branch B (1995).The Dangerous Snakes of Africa: Natural History, Species Directory, Venoms and Snakebite. Revised edition. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ^ 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 engdahli, p. 84).
- ^ a b Species Atractaspis engdahli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: checklist and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465.
- Lönnberg E, Andersson LG (1913). "On a collection of reptiles from Kismayu". Arkiv för Zoologi, Uppsala 8: 1–6. (Atractaspis engdahli, new species, pp. 5–6, Figure 1, three views of head).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J (2004). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. London: A & C Black Publisher Ltd. 543 pp. ISBN 0-7136-6817-2.
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Atractaspis engdahli, p. 474).
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