Atheris mabuensis
Atheris mabuensis, the Mount Mabu forest viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to Mozambique.Discovery
During his second reconnaissance visit to Mount Mabu Dr. Julian Bayliss found a very young forest viper in leaf litter on the floor of closed-canopy wet forest on Mount Mabu at approximately. On examination in the Port Elizabeth Museum herpetological collection by Prof. Bill Branch, the specimen was identified as a member of the genus Atheris, which had never previously been recorded from Mozambique and which, moreover, represented a substantial southern range extension for the genus.
