Atheris hirsuta

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	VIPERIDAE

Scientific Name:

Atheris hirsuta

Species Authority:

Ernst & Rödel, 2002

Common Name/s:

English

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Tai Hairy Bush Viper

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Joger, U.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Atheris hirsuta has been assessed as Vulnerable because it has a restricted range. Although its restricted range is found within a National Park, the surrounding habitat is becoming degraded and fragmented due to human encroachment on the area and subsequent clearing of forest for agriculture. The enforcement of the national park protection is also unclear, and as a result, future human encroachment on the park may affect the species. Due to its small distribution, monitoring of this species should be undertaken, and effective management and protection of the national park may ensure the survival of the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is only known from Tai National Park in the south west of the Côte d'Ivoire which covers an area of 3,300 km².
Countries:	Native: Côte d'Ivoire
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is known to occur in rainforest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Even though this species is found within a national park, it is not clear how effective the protection is to the environment. The habitat outside of the national park is fragmented and continually being degraded due to agricultural and human population expansion and this is likely to extend into the national park.

Major Threat(s):

Even though this species is found within a national park, it is not clear how effective the protection is to the environment. The habitat outside of the national park is fragmented and continually being degraded due to agricultural and human population expansion and this is likely to extend into the national park.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species, however, it is found within Tai National Park. Further research of the population, distribution, habitat, and threats to this species should be carried out, and monitoring of population and habitat is recommended.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species, however, it is found within Tai National Park. Further research of the population, distribution, habitat, and threats to this species should be carried out, and monitoring of population and habitat is recommended.

Citation:	Joger, U. 2010. Atheris hirsuta. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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