Green Bush Viper, Atheris squamiger*

Family Viperidae. This species is nocturnal, arboreal in bushy areas and along forest fringes. It is probably not a deep forest species but rather an inhabitant of disturbed habitats in BINP area.

Size: to 664 mm. TL

Habitat: partially arboreal in a wide range of disturbed habitats, forest edges, etc.

Range: Western Kenya through Uganda west to Cameroon and south to Angola.

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