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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 nasicornis is a viper species belonging to the genus Bitis, part of a subfamily known as "puff-adders", [3] found in the forests of West and Central Africa. [1] [2] [4] This large viper is known for its striking coloration and prominent nasal "horns". [5] No subspecies are currently recognized.
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 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
Members of the genus are commonly known as hognose snakes, hog-nosed snakes, [3] North American hog-nosed snakes, [2] and colloquially puff adders [4] (though they should not be confused with the venomous African vipers of the genus Bitis).
Puff adders Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Cerastes: Laurenti, 1768 3 Horned vipers North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. Daboia: Gray, 1842 4 Day adders Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, China (Guangxi and Guangdong), Taiwan and Indonesia (Endeh, Flores, east Java, Komodo, Lomblen ...
Bitis peringueyi, also known as the Peringuey's adder, [3] [4] Peringuey's desert adder or desert sidewinding adder, [5] is a viper species found in Namibia and southern Angola. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The snake's common names include Gaboon viper, butterfly adder, forest puff adder, whisper, [5] swampjack, [5] and Gaboon adder. [ 4 ] [ 10 ] Originally a name given by the Portuguese , Gabon ( Gabão ) refers to the estuary on which the town of Libreville was built, in Gabon , and to a narrow strip of territory on either bank of this arm of ...