Atheris chlorechis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Atheris
- Species
- Atheris chlorechis
- Scientific Name
- Atheris chlorechis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Atheris chlorechis
- Common names: western bush viper, West African leaf viper, more.
Atheris chlorechis is a viper species found only in the forests of West Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. It is the type species of its genus. Like all other vipers, it is a venomous species. Atheris chlorechis venom can lead to major systemic envenoming, shock, blood loss due to coagulopathy, and renal failure. There is no antivenom.
...Atheris chlorechis in languages:
- Czech
- zmije křovinná
- Danish
- Vestafrikansk Grøn Træhugorm
- English
- Green Bush Viper
- English
- West African Bush Viper
- English
- Western Bush Viper
- Russian
- Зелёная древесная гадюка
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Atheris acuminata
- Atheris anisolepis
- Atheris barbouri
- Atheris broadleyi
- Atheris ceratophora
- Atheris chlorechis
- Atheris desaixi
- Atheris hetfieldi
- Atheris hirsuta
- Atheris hispida
- Atheris katangensis
- Atheris mabuensis
- Atheris matildae
- Atheris mongoensis
- Atheris nitschei
- Atheris rungweensis
- Atheris squamigera
- Atheris subocularis









































