Atractaspis A.Smith, 1849
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Smith, Andrew. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Together with a summary of African zoology, and an inquiry into the geographical ranges of species in that quarter of the globe. Smith, Elder and Co., London.: Part 28: ; plates: Reptilia 31, 70-78; Appendix, pp.1-28.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Squamata
- family
- Atractaspididae
- genus
- Atractaspis
Name
- Synonyms
- Benjaminswileus Hoser, 2013
- Lowryus Hoser, 2013
- Slatteryaspus Hoser, 2013
- Wellingtonaspus Hoser, 2013
- Homonyms
- Atractaspis A.Smith, 1849
- Common names
- Stiletto Snakes in English
Bibliographic References
- CoL2006
- Greene, H. W., 1997: null. Snakes: The evolution of mystery in nature. viii + 351.
- Ill. Zool. S. Afr. (Rept.), pl. lxxi.
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- SN2000/Uetz, 1995-
- SN2000/Uetz, 1995-
- as per family