Genus

Bush Vipers

Atheris

3 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyViperidae (Vipers)
GenusAtheris (Bush Vipers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Atheris nitschei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Atheris squamigera

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Atheris hispida

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bush Vipers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~30%
	Great Lakes Bush Viper			~30%
2	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	African Bush Viper			Insufficient data
	African Hairy Bush Viper			Insufficient data
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Great Lakes Bush Viper			~20%
4	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	~10%
	Great Lakes Bush Viper			~10%
	African Hairy Bush Viper			Insufficient data
5	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	Great Lakes Bush Viper			Insufficient data
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Great Lakes Bush Viper			Insufficient data

Bush Vipers

Species in this group

Great Lakes Bush Viper

African Bush Viper

African Hairy Bush Viper

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bush Vipers

Parks Ranked