Atractaspis fallax
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| 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}}
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Category:Reptiles of South Sudan
Category:Reptiles described in 1867
Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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