NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Magretti’s Burrowing Asp
Atractaspis magrettii Scortecci, 1929
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Atractaspis magrettii, the Magretti's burrowing asp, is a species of venomous snake from the genus Atractaspis. It can be found in Sudan and Eritrea in an elevation range of 400 to 2,400 m (1,300 to 7,900 ft). Its typical habitat is the savanna, which is arid in condition. The species was described in 1928 by Scortecci.
Wikipedia contributors, Atractaspis magrettii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:53:06.579616+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Atractaspis magrettii Scortecci, 1929
- Name authority
- Scortecci, 1929
- Common name
- Magretti’s Burrowing Asp
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Atractaspididae
- Genus
- Atractaspis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyAtractaspididae
- subfamilyAtractaspidinae
- genusAtractaspis
- speciesAtractaspis magrettii Scortecci, 1929
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Atractaspis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phillips’ Burrowing AspAtractaspis phillipsi Barbour, 1913 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Branch’s Stiletto SnakeAtractaspis branchi Rödel, Kucharzewski, Mahlow, Chirio, Pauwels, Carlino, Sambolah & Glos, 2019 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian Small-Scaled Burrowing AspAtractaspis andersonii Boulenger, 1905 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bibron’s Stiletto SnakeAtractaspis bibronii Smith, 1849 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Congo Stiletto SnakeAtractaspis congica Peters, 1877 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mole ViperAtractaspis corpulenta (Hallowell, 1854) | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Israeli Mole ViperAtractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mole ViperAtractaspis engdahli Lönnberg & Andersson, 1913 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mole ViperAtractaspis leucomelas Boulenger, 1895 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| (Western) Small-Scaled Burrowing AspAtractaspis microlepidota Günther, 1866 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sahelian Burrowing AspAtractaspis micropholis Günther, 1872 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mole ViperAtractaspis reticulata Sjöstedt, 1896 | AtractaspididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Atractaspis&species=magrettii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:JJ4M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.