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| name = ''Bitis arietans somalica''
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Bitis]]''
| genus = ''[[Bitis]]''
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| subspecies = '''''B. a. somalica'''''
| subspecies = '''''B. a. somalica'''''
| trinomial = ''Bitis arietans somalica''
| trinomial = ''Bitis arietans somalica''
| trinomial_authority = ([[H.W. Parker|Parker]], [[1949]])
| trinomial_authority = (Parker, 1949)
| synonyms = * ''Bitis lachesis somalica'' - Parker, 1949
| synonyms = * ''Bitis lachesis somalica'' - Parker, 1949
* ''Bitis arietans somalica'' - Loveridge, 1957<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
* ''Bitis arietans somalica'' - Loveridge, 1957<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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'''Common name:''' Somali puff adder.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref>
'''Common name:''' Somali puff adder.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref>
 
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'''''Bitis arietans somalica''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=635233|taxon=Bitis arietans somalica|year=2006|date=27 August}}</ref> found only in [[Somalia]], eastern [[Ethiopia]] and northern [[Kenya]].<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref>
'''''Bitis arietans somalica''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] subspecies<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635233 ''Bitis arietans somalica'' (TSN 635233)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 5 April 2007.</ref> found only in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
<!--[[Image:Bitis-arietans-somalica-2.jpg|left|thumb|240px|''B. a. somalica, juvenile.'']]-->
Distinguished from ''B. arietans'' by its keeled [[subcaudals]].<ref name="Mal03"/>
Distinguished from ''B. arietans'' by its keeled [[subcaudals]].<ref name="Mal03"/>


Normally, ''[[Bitis arietans|B. arietans]]'' grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Somalia]], they grow unusually large, reaching lengths of up to 1905 mm.<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref>
Normally, ''[[Bitis arietans|B. arietans]]'' grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern Kenya, Uganda and Somalia, they grow unusually large, reaching lengths of up to 1905 mm.<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
Northern [[Kenya]], eastern [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]] (incl. Coiama Island).<ref name="SB95"/> The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft,. Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia).<ref name="McD99"/>
Found in northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (incl. Coiama Island).<ref name="SB95"/> The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft,. Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia).<ref name="McD99"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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Bitis arietans somalica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: B. arietans
Subspecies: B. a. somalica
Trinomial name
Bitis arietans somalica
(Parker, 1949)
Synonyms
  • Bitis lachesis somalica - Parker, 1949
  • Bitis arietans somalica - Loveridge, 1957[1]

Common name: Somali puff adder.[2]  
 
Bitis arietans somalica is a venomous viper subspecies[3] found only in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.[4]

Description

Distinguished from B. arietans by its keeled subcaudals.[2]

Normally, B. arietans grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern Kenya, Uganda and Somalia, they grow unusually large, reaching lengths of up to 1905 mm.[4]

Geographic range

Found in northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (incl. Coiama Island).[4] The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft,. Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia).[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 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.
  3. ↑ Bitis arietans somalica (TSN 635233) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
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