Montatheris hindii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Montatheris
Species: Montatheris hindii

Name

Montatheris hindii (Boulenger, 1910)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.18.10 (formerly BMNH 1908.9.17.7), ♂, presented by S.L. Hinde between 1902–1908.
  • Type locality: “Fort Hall, Kenya District, 4000 ft”.

Combinations

  • Vipera hindii Boulenger, 1910: 513 [original combination]
  • Bitis hindiiKramer, 1961: 419 [subsequent combination]
  • Atheris hindiiMarx & Rabb, 1965: 162 [subsequent combination]
  • Montatheris hindiiBroadley, 1996: 45 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Kenya Montane Viper
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