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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| name = ''Bitis rubida'' | | name = ''Bitis rubida'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | | genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | ||
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'''Common names:''' red 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 names:''' red 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 rubida''''' is a | '''''Bitis rubida''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found only in Western Cape Province, South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634959 ''Bitis rubida'' (TSN 634959)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 5 April 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Several isolated populations in the northern Cape Fold Mountains and inland escarpment in | Several isolated populations in the northern Cape Fold Mountains and inland escarpment in Western Cape Province, South Africa. The type locality given is "Jeep track above Farm Driehoek, Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa; 32°25'44"S, 19°12'30"E, alt. 1380 m; 3219AC."<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of viperine species and subspecies]] | * ''[[Bitis]]''. | ||
*[[ | * [[List of viperine species and subspecies]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | |||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | |||
* [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | |||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=rubida}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=rubida}}. | ||
* [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Bitis_rubida/GES020858.html?size=large ''Bitis rubida'' image] at [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/ ARKive, Reptiles]. Accessed 2 October 2006. | * [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Bitis_rubida/GES020858.html?size=large ''Bitis rubida'' image] at [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/ ARKive, Reptiles]. Accessed 2 October 2006. | ||
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Common names: red adder.[2]
Bitis rubida is a venomous viper species found only in Western Cape Province, South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Description
Maximum recorded lengths are 41.9 cm for females and 37.7 cm for males.[2]
Geographic range
Several isolated populations in the northern Cape Fold Mountains and inland escarpment in Western Cape Province, South Africa. The type locality given is "Jeep track above Farm Driehoek, Cederberg Mountains, Western Cape Province, South Africa; 32°25'44"S, 19°12'30"E, alt. 1380 m; 3219AC."[1]
See also
- Bitis.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 2.0 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.
- ↑ Bitis rubida (TSN 634959) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.
External links
- Species Bitis rubida at the Species2000 Database.
- Bitis rubida image at ARKive, Reptiles. Accessed 2 October 2006.