Usambara Eyelash Viper

Usambara Eyelash Viper

Atheris ceratophora

Reptilestrong against amphibians, mammals

Rare

Scales

While active with another reptile in play, it takes 3 less damage (6 with two others).

38

43

49

Atheris ceratophora

Photo: © John Lyakurwa (original photo) · CC BY 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

• Amphibians
• Mammals

Weak against

• Birds
• Fungi

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

Common names: Usambara bush viper, horned bush viper, eyelash bush viper, more.

Read more

Atheris ceratophora is a venomous viper species endemic to a few mountain ranges in Tanzania. This used to be the only horned, arboreal viper known from Africa, until the discovery in 2011 of Atheris matildae, also found in Tanzania. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Atheris ceratophora, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

1. LC
2. NT
3. VU
4. EN
5. CR
6. EX

Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Rare.

Observations

30 on iNaturalist

Adult mass

92 g

Diet

Carnivore

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Where its stats come from130 points, the Rare budget

Every Rare card has 130 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

• HP 38
• ATK 43
• DEF 49

How they’re shared out:

Type

Reptile: HP 36, ATK 30 and DEF 34 out of 100 to start.

Popularity

30 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.

Predator

1 known vertebrate prey: extra ATK.

Size

92 g: small animals are hard to catch, extra DEF.

Variation

A fixed variation, unique to the species, of up to 5% on each stat.