Causus rhombeatus

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Causus rhombeatus

Scientific classification
| Kingdom:  | Animalia

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Phylum:  | Chordata

Subphylum:  | Vertebrata

Class:  | Reptilia

Order:  | Squamata

Suborder:  | Serpentes

Family:  | Viperidae

Subfamily:  | Causinae

Genus:  | Causus

Species:  | C. rhombeatus

Binomial name
Causus rhombeatus
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms

* Sepedon rhombeata \- Lichtenstein, 1823
* Col[uber]. v nigrum \- F. Boie, 1827
* Col[uber]. V. nigrum \- Cuvier, 1829
* [Causus] rhombeatus \- Wagler, 1830
* Naja rhombeatus \- Schlegel, 1837
* Aspedilaps rhombeatus \- Jan, 1859
* A[spedilaps]. (Causus) rhombeatus \- Jan, 1863
* Causus rhombeatus \- Boulenger, 1896
* C[ausus]. rhombeatus var. taeniata \- Sternfeld, 1912
* Causus rhombeatus rhombeatus \- Laurent, 1956
* Causus rhombeatus \- FitzSimons, 1962
* Sepedon rhombeatus \- Elter, 1981
* Causus rhombeatus \- Golay et al., 1993[1]

Common names: rhombic night adder.[2][3]

Causus rhombeatus is a venomous viper species found in subsaharan Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

## Contents

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

## Description[edit]

The average length is 60 cm, but the reported maximum is 93 cm (for a male collected in eastern Zimbabwe).[2]

## Geographic range[edit]

Found in the savannas of subsaharan Africa from Nigeria east to Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, south through Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, and eastern South Africa to Riverdale in the Western Cape Province. No type locality is listed.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Causinae.
* 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. ↑ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
4. ↑ Causus rhombeatus (TSN 634840) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 24 March 2007.

## External links[edit]

* Species Causus rhombeatus at the Species2000 Database.