Mole Viper (aterrima)

About

Mole Viper (aterrima) (Atractaspis aterrima) is a venomous snake of the family Atractaspididae, found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad and 14 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 14 more. Recorded in 5 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Ivory Coast
• Mali
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• South Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

• Tropical Rainforest
• Tropical Moist Forest
• Tropical Lowland Forest
• Evergreen Forest
• Dry Woodland
• Open Woodland
• Scrub Forest
• Thorn Forest
• Savanna
• Tropical Savanna
• Dry Savanna
• Semi-Desert
• Underground Burrows
• Loose Soil
• Congo Basin Rainforest
• Guinean Rainforest
• Sudanian Savanna
• Sahel Shrubland

Related snakes

• Engdahl's Mole Viper Atractaspis engdahli
• Boulenger's Mole Viper Atractaspis boulengeri
• Peters' Burrowing Asp Atractaspis fallax
• Variable Burrowing Asp Atractaspis irregularis
• Battersby's Mole Viper Atractaspis battersbyi
• Congo Burrowing Asp Atractaspis congica
• Ogaden Burrowing Asp Atractaspis leucomelas
• Mole Viper (corpulenta) Atractaspis corpulenta
• Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis microlepidota
• Arabian Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis andersonii
• Phillips' Burrowing Asp Atractaspis phillipsi
• Sahelian Burrowing Asp Atractaspis micropholis