Summary ¹

Atractaspis congica, or the Congo burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is endemic to Africa.

Distribution ²

Continent: Africa
Distribution: NE Namibia (Caprivi Strip), Angola, Zambia, W/S, E? Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Congo (Brazzaville), Cameroon  congica: Cameroon, N Angola, Zaire  leleupi: Zaire = Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kundelungu Mountains, Katanga)  orientalis: Zaire (Katanga), Zambia (Abercorn), Botswana  
Type locality: “Chinchoxo, Cabinda”

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atractaspis_congica
2. (c) Peter Uetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/14305881

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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