Bush Vipers
Atheris
Atheris is a genus of venomous vipers known as bush vipers. They are found only in tropical subsaharan Africa (excluding southern Africa) and many species have isolated and fragmented distributions due to their confinement to rain forests. In an example of convergent evolution, they show many similarities to the arboreal pit vipers of Asia and South America. Ten species are currently recognized.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 18 known species
African Bush Viper
speciesAtheris squamigera
Green Bush Viper
speciesAtheris chlorechis
Great Lakes Bush Viper
speciesAtheris nitschei
Usambara Eyelash Viper
speciesAtheris ceratophora
African Hairy Bush Viper
speciesAtheris hispida
Mt Rungwe bush viper
speciesAtheris rungweensis
Ashe's Bush Viper
speciesAtheris desaixi
Cameroon bush viper
speciesAtheris broadleyi
Matilda's horned viper
speciesAtheris matildae
Mount Mabu Forest Viper
speciesAtheris mabuensis
Uzungwe Mountain Bush Viper
speciesAtheris barbouri
Mongo hairy bush viper
speciesAtheris mongoensis
Hetfield’s bush viper
speciesAtheris hetfieldi
Katanga Mountain Bush Viper
speciesAtheris katangensis
Variable Bush Viper
speciesAtheris subocularis
Tai Hairy Bush Viper
speciesAtheris hirsuta
Acuminate bush viper
speciesAtheris acuminata
Mayombe Bush Viper
speciesAtheris anisolepis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30874.