FIGURE 6. Atheris mabuensis n in A new species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from northern Mozambique

FIGURE 6. Atheris mabuensis n. sp. (PEM R17910): Top - small juvenile (<150mm TL) photographed in situ on capture (25 January 2006, Julian Bayliss); note drab colouration imparting camouflage in habitat among leaf litter on forest floor. Bottom – same specimen (photographed 19 Nov 2008, after 34 months in captivity); note retention of juvenile colouration, particularly yellow tail tip, and development of gold tips to the keels on the head and forebody scales.