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Bitis is a genus of vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. [1] It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members are known for their characteristic threat displays that involve inflating and deflating their bodies while hissing and puffing loudly. [2]
Bitis nasicornis is a viper species belonging to the genus Bitis, part of a subfamily known as "puff-adders", [3] found in the forests of West and Central Africa. [1] [2] [4] This large viper is known for its striking coloration and prominent nasal "horns". [5] No subspecies are currently recognized.
The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a highly venomous viper species found in savannahs and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rainforest regions. [3]
Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... and colloquially puff adders [4] ... Hognose snakes are frequently found in the exotic pet trade.
Bitis arietans somalica, also known as the Somali puff adder [2] or Abeeso in Somali, is a venomous viper subspecies [3] found only in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. [ 4 ] Description
Puff adders Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Cerastes: Laurenti, 1768 3 Horned vipers North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. Daboia: Gray, 1842 4 Day adders Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, China (Guangxi and Guangdong), Taiwan and Indonesia (Endeh, Flores, east Java, Komodo, Lomblen ...
The many-horned adder (Bitis cornuta) is a viper species. [1] [3] It is found in certain rocky desert areas, mostly along the Atlantic coast of southern Africa, in western South Africa and southwestern Namibia. [1]
Common names: Namaqua dwarf adder, [3] [4] spotted dwarf adder, [3] Schneider's adder. [4]Bitis schneideri is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae.