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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| name = ''Bitis arietans somalica'' | | name = ''Bitis arietans somalica'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | | genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | ||
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| subspecies = '''''B. a. somalica''''' | | subspecies = '''''B. a. somalica''''' | ||
| trinomial = ''Bitis arietans somalica'' | | trinomial = ''Bitis arietans somalica'' | ||
| trinomial_authority = ( | | trinomial_authority = (Parker, 1949) | ||
| synonyms = * ''Bitis lachesis somalica'' - Parker, 1949 | | synonyms = * ''Bitis lachesis somalica'' - Parker, 1949 | ||
* ''Bitis arietans somalica'' - Loveridge, 1957<ref name="McD99">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).</ref> | * ''Bitis arietans somalica'' - Loveridge, 1957<ref name="McD99">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).</ref> | ||
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'''Common name:''' Somali puff adder.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> | '''Common name:''' Somali puff adder.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> | ||
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'''''Bitis arietans somalica''''' is a | '''''Bitis arietans somalica''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] subspecies<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635233 ''Bitis arietans somalica'' (TSN 635233)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 5 April 2007.</ref> found only in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Distinguished from ''B. arietans'' by its keeled [[subcaudals]].<ref name="Mal03"/> | Distinguished from ''B. arietans'' by its keeled [[subcaudals]].<ref name="Mal03"/> | ||
Normally, ''[[Bitis arietans|B. arietans]]'' grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern | Normally, ''[[Bitis arietans|B. arietans]]'' grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern Kenya, Uganda and Somalia, they grow unusually large, reaching lengths of up to 1905 mm.<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> | ||
==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found in northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (incl. Coiama Island).<ref name="SB95"/> The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft,. Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia).<ref name="McD99"/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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Common name: Somali puff adder.[2]
Bitis arietans somalica is a venomous viper subspecies[3] found only in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.[4]
Description
Distinguished from B. arietans by its keeled subcaudals.[2]
Normally, B. arietans grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern Kenya, Uganda and Somalia, they grow unusually large, reaching lengths of up to 1905 mm.[4]
Geographic range
Found in northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (incl. Coiama Island).[4] The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft,. Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia).[1]
See also
- Bitis arietans.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ 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 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 arietans somalica (TSN 635233) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.