Bitis peringueyi

Bitis peringueyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Subphylum:	Vertebrata;
Class:	Reptilia;
Order:	Squamata;
Suborder:	Serpentes;
Family:	Viperidae;
Subfamily:	Viperinae;
Genus:	Bitis;
Species:	B. peringueyi;
Binomial name
	Bitis peringueyi; (Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms
	Vipera Peringueyi - Boulenger, 1888; Bitis peringueyi - Boulenger, 1896; Bitis peringueyi - Golay et al., 1993;

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Common names: Peringuey's adder,^[2]^[3] Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding adder, ^[4] more.

Bitis peringueyi is a venomous viper species found in Namibia and southern Angola. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[5]

Description[edit]

A small snake with an average length of 20-25 cm and a maximum recorded length of 32 cm.^[4]

Common names[edit]

Peringuey's adder,^[2]^[3] Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding adder, Namib dwarf sand adder,^[4] dwarf puff adder.^[3]

Geographic range[edit]

The Namib Desert from southern Angola to Lüderitz, Namibia. The type locality is given as "Damaraland, 10 miles east of Walfisch Bay" [Namibia].^[1]

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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Species Bitis peringueyi at the Species2000 Database
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 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.
↑ Bitis peringueyi (TSN 634958) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.

External links[edit]

Peringuey's Desert Adder (Bitis peringueyi) at The Colorado Herpetological Society. Accessed 2 October 2006.
Reiserer RS, DeNardo DF. 2000. Natural history observations on Bitis peringueyi. Cimbebasia 16: 195-198. PDF at Vanderbilt University. Accessed 2 October 2006.

[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).

[SB95-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.

[EMBL-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Species Bitis peringueyi at the Species2000 Database

[Mal03-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 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.

[ITIS-5] Bitis peringueyi (TSN 634958) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.

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