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Basic information
Atheris nitschei
Great Lakes Bush Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusBush Vipers
- Czech name
- Zmije Nitscheiova
- English name
- Great Lakes Bush Viper
- Synonyms
- Atheris woosnami
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Mountain, River, Swamp
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 750 mm
- Body mass
- max 225.6 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–13 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5W8YX · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11278 · dryad-v5