Buch viper Atheris is a genus of venomous vipers known as bush vipers.They are found only in tropical sub saharan Africa (excluding southern Africa) and many species have isolated and fragmented distributions due to their confinement to rain forests. In an interesting example of convergent evolution, they show many similarities to the arboreal pit vipers of Asia and South America. Ten species are currently recognized All species are strictly arboreal, although they can sometimes be found on or near the ground
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:10:00 +0000
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