A new species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from northern Mozambique

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2113, 2009, Pages 41-54

  Branch, William R ^a   Bayliss, Julian ^b,c  

^a Bayworld   (South Africa)

^b Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust   (Malawi)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atheris; Mount Mabu; Mount Namuli; Mozambique; New species; Viperidae

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ATHERIS; GEKKONIDAE; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 67649566137     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2113.1.2     Document Type: Article

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