Bitis peringueyi

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Bitis peringueyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: B. peringueyi
Binomial name
Bitis peringueyi
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Vipera Peringueyi - Boulenger, 1888
  • Bitis peringueyi - Boulenger, 1896
  • Bitis peringueyi - Golay et al., 1993[1]

Common names: Peringuey's adder,[2][3] Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding adder, [4] more.  
 
Bitis peringueyi is a venomous viper species found in Namibia and southern Angola. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

Description

A small snake with an average length of 20-25 cm and a maximum recorded length of 32 cm.[4]

Common names

Peringuey's adder,[2][3] Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding adder, Namib dwarf sand adder,[4] dwarf puff adder.[3]

Geographic range

The Namib Desert from southern Angola to Lüderitz, Namibia. The type locality is given as "Damaraland, 10 miles east of Walfisch Bay" [Namibia].[1]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Species Bitis peringueyi at the Species2000 Database
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  5. Bitis peringueyi (TSN 634958) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.

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