Atractaspis boulengeri

Atractaspis boulengeri, also known commonly as Boulenger's mole viper, the Central African burrowing asp, and simply the mole viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Atractaspidinae of the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic to Africa. There are six recognized subspecies.

Geographic range
A. boulengeri is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. boulengeri are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 10 - 1,000 m.

Reproduction
A. boulengeri is oviparous.

Subspecies
The following six subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
 * Atractaspis boulengeri boulengeri Mocquard, 1897
 * Atractaspis boulengeri matschiensis F. Werner, 1897
 * Atractaspis boulengeri mixta Laurent, 1945
 * Atractaspis boulengeri schmidti Laurent, 1945
 * Atractaspis boulengeri schultzei Sternfeld, 1917
 * Atractaspis boulengeri vanderborghti Laurent, 1956

Etymology
The specific epithet, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.