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The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a large and highly venomous viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] Like all other vipers, it is venomous .
Bitis peringueyi, Peringuey's desert adder; Bitis rhinoceros, West African gaboon viper; Bitis rubida, Red adder; Bitis schneideri, Namaqua dwarf adder; Bitis worthingtoni, Kenyan horned viper; Bitis xeropaga, Desert mountain adder; Causus, night adders Causus bilineatus, lined night adder, two-striped night adder; Causus defilippii, snouted ...
The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]
The longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5–18.8 ft (5.6–5.7 m), is the king cobra, [1] while contesters for the heaviest title include the Gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. All of these three species reach a maximum mass in the range of 6–20 kg (13–44 lb).
This is a list of reptiles in Togo.There are 162 reptile species in Togo, including 4 crocodilian species, 49 lizard species, 97 snake species, and 12 turtle species. This list is derived from the Reptile Database which includes those reptiles that have recently been classified as extinct.
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]
The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a large and highly venomous viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Like all other vipers, it is venomous .
Viperidae include the carpet viper, the puff adder, the Gaboon viper, and the night adder. They are characterised by their heavily built muscular bodies with black patches for camouflage. Elapidae include the black-necked spitting cobra, the Egyptian cobra and the Mali cobra.