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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| name = ''Bitis heraldica'' | | name = ''Bitis heraldica'' | ||
| 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]]'' | ||
| species = '''''B. heraldica''''' | | species = '''''B. heraldica''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Bitis heraldica'' | | binomial = ''Bitis heraldica'' | ||
| binomial_authority = (Bocage, | | binomial_authority = (Bocage, 1889) | ||
| synonyms = * ''Vipera heraldica'' - Bocage, 1889 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera heraldica'' - Bocage, 1889 | ||
* ''Bitis peringueyi'' - Boulenger, 1896 | * ''Bitis peringueyi'' - Boulenger, 1896 | ||
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'''Common names:''' Angolan 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><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> | '''Common names:''' Angolan 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><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> | ||
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'''''Bitis heraldica''''' is a | '''''Bitis heraldica''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found only in [[Angola]]. Easily distinguished from ''[[Bitis caudalis|B. caudalis]]'' by its heavily speckled belly and lack of any supraocular horns.<ref name="SB95"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634954 ''Bitis heraldica'' (TSN 634954)] 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== | ||
The high plateau of central | The high plateau of central Angola. The type locality given is "sur les bords de la rivière ''Calae'', l'un des affluents de ''Cunene'', entre le 13<font size="-1"><sup>o</sup></font> et 14<font size="-1"><sup>o</sup></font> parallèle á l'est de ''Caconda''." [Calai River (tributary of the Kunene), Cacanda, Angola.<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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==Other references== | ==Other references== | ||
* {{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=heraldica}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=heraldica}}[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Common names: Angolan adder.[2][3]
Bitis heraldica is a venomous viper species found only in Angola. Easily distinguished from B. caudalis by its heavily speckled belly and lack of any supraocular horns.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
The maximum recorded length is 405 mm.[3]
Geographic range
The high plateau of central Angola. The type locality given is "sur les bords de la rivière Calae, l'un des affluents de Cunene, entre le 13o et 14o parallèle á l'est de Caconda." [Calai River (tributary of the Kunene), Cacanda, Angola.[1]
Habitat
Rocky mountain slopes.[3]
Behavior
Nothing is known of its behavior, as less than 20 specimens have ever been collected.[3]
Venom
Nothing is known of the venom composition and no bites have ever been recorded.[3]
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).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Bitis heraldica (TSN 634954) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.
Other references
- Species Bitis heraldica at the Species2000 Database