Atractaspis fallax

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Malonza, P. |year=2019 |title=Atractaspis fallax |volume=2019 |page=e.T20878141A20878146 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T20878141A20878146.en |access-date=3 January 2022}}

| taxon = Atractaspis fallax

| authority = Peters, 1867

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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.{{cite web |title=Atractaspis fallax PETERS, 1867 |url=https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Atractaspis&species=fallax |website=The Reptile Database |access-date=2 January 2022}}