Bitis xeropaga

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Bitis xeropaga

Scientific classification
| Kingdom:  | Animalia

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Phylum:  | Chordata

Subphylum:  | Vertebrata

Class:  | Reptilia

Order:  | Squamata

Suborder:  | Serpentes

Family:  | Viperidae

Subfamily:  | Viperinae

Genus:  | Bitis

Species:  | B. xeropaga

Binomial name
Bitis xeropaga
Haacke, 1975
Synonyms

* Bitis peringueyi \- Nieden, 1913
* Bitis caudalis caudalis \- Mertens, 1958
* Bitis xeropaga \- Haacke, 1975[1]

Common names: Desert mountain adder.[2][3][4]

Bitis xeropaga is a venomous viper species found in southern Namibia and north-western Cape Province in South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Geographic range
* 3 See also
* 4 Cited references

## Description[edit]

Adults average 40-50 cm in length, with a maximum of 61 cm for a female.[2][3]

## Geographic range[edit]

Found in north-western Cape Province in South Africa and the arid mountains of the lower Orange River basin, north into to southern Namibia and Great Namaqualand as far as Aus. The type locality given is "Dreilammberg on north bank of Orange River, Lüderitz district, South West Africa [Namibia] (16°52'E, 28°05'S, alt. about 300 m)."[1]

## See also[edit]

* Bitis
* List of viperine species and subspecies.
* True vipers - Common names.
* True vipers - Synonymy.
* Snake (animal)bite.

## Cited references[edit]

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).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
4. ↑ Species Bitis xeropaga at the Species2000 Database
5. ↑ Bitis xeropaga (TSN 634952) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.

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