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Bitis arietans — Spawls & Branch, 1995 [ 2 ] 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 ]
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
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 arietans arietans, Common puff adder; Bitis arietans somalica, Somali puff adder; Bitis armata, Southern adder; Bitis atropos, Mountain adder; Bitis caudalis, Horned adder; Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder; Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper (3003 Viper) Bitis gabonica, East African gaboon viper; Bitis harenna; Bitis heraldica, Angolan adder ...
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. It is responsible for causing the most snakebite fatalities in Africa owing to various factors, such as its wide distribution, frequent occurrence in ...
Puff adder (Bitis arietans) The Puff adder (Bitis arietans) is responsible for more fatalities than any other African snake. This is due to a combination of factors, including its wide distribution, common occurrence, large size, potent venom that is produced in large amounts, long fangs, their habit of basking by footpaths and sitting quietly ...
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The puff adder, is found in the south of Morocco The desert monitor, is a threatened species in Morocco. This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco. Endemic species; Introduced species