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Atractaspis fallax
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Atractaspididae
Genus:	Atractaspis
Species:	A. fallax
Binomial name
Atractaspis fallax Peters, 1867

Atractaspis fallax, also known as the Peters' burrowing asp, eastern small-scaled burrowing asp, and mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Lamprophiidae. It is found in East Africa, specifically in South Sudan (near the Ugandan border), Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and extreme northern Tanzania.

References

1. ^ Malonza, P. (2019). "Atractaspis fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T20878141A20878146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T20878141A20878146.en. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. "Atractaspis fallax PETERS, 1867". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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