Atractaspis andersonii

{{Short description|Species of snake found in the Middle East}}

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| image = Atractaspis andersonii.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite iucn|author=Sindaco, R., Egan, D.M. & Busais, S.M.S.|year=2012|title=Atractaspis andersonii|volume=2012|page=e.T17364071A17364080|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T17364071A17364080.en}}

| taxon = Atractaspis andersonii

| authority = Boulenger, 1905

}}

Atractaspis andersonii, the Arabian small-scaled burrowing asp, is a species of snake in the family Atractaspididae. It lives in dry desert regions in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Oman, Yemen and Jordan. The species was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1905.{{Cite web |title=Atractaspis andersonii |url=https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Atractaspis&species=andersonii |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=The Reptile Database}}

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Category:Atractaspididae

Category:Reptiles described in 1905

Category:Snakes of Arabia

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