Bitis Heraldica

Bitis heraldica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Subphylum:	Vertebrata;
Class:	Reptilia;
Order:	Squamata;
Suborder:	Serpentes;
Family:	Viperidae;
Subfamily:	Viperinae;
Genus:	Bitis;
Species:	B. heraldica;
Binomial name
	Bitis heraldica; (Bocage, 1889)
Synonyms
	Vipera heraldica - Bocage, 1889; Bitis peringueyi - Boulenger, 1896; Bitis heraldica - Betherncourt-Ferreira, 1898;

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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[edit]

The maximum recorded length is 405 mm.^[3]

Geographic range[edit]

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^o et 14^o parallèle á l'est de Caconda." [Calai River (tributary of the Kunene), Cacanda, Angola.^[1]

Habitat[edit]

Rocky mountain slopes.^[3]

Behavior[edit]

Nothing is known of its behavior, as less than 20 specimens have ever been collected.^[3]

Venom[edit]

Nothing is known of the venom composition and no bites have ever been recorded.^[3]

Cited references[edit]

↑ ^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[edit]

Species Bitis heraldica at the Species2000 Database

[McD99-1] 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).

[Mal03-2] 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.

[SB95-3] 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.

[ITIS-4] Bitis heraldica (TSN 634954) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.

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