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| name = ''Bitis peringueyi'' | | name = ''Bitis peringueyi'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | | genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | ||
| species = '''''B. peringueyi''''' | | species = '''''B. peringueyi''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Bitis peringueyi'' | | binomial = ''Bitis peringueyi'' | ||
| binomial_authority = ( | | binomial_authority = (Boulenger, 1888) | ||
| synonyms = * ''Vipera Peringueyi'' - Boulenger, 1888 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera Peringueyi'' - Boulenger, 1888 | ||
* ''Bitis peringueyi'' - Boulenger, 1896 | * ''Bitis peringueyi'' - Boulenger, 1896 | ||
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'''Common names:''' Peringuey's adder,<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><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=peringueyi}}</ref> Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding 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> [[Bitis peringueyi#Common names|more]]. | '''Common names:''' Peringuey's adder,<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><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=peringueyi}}</ref> Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding 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> [[Bitis peringueyi#Common names|more]]. | ||
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'''''Bitis peringueyi''''' is a | '''''Bitis peringueyi''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in Namibia and southern Angola. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634958 ''Bitis peringueyi'' (TSN 634958)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 5 April 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
The | The Namib Desert from southern Angola to Lüderitz, Namibia. The type locality is given as "Damaraland, 10 miles east of Walfisch Bay" [Namibia].<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-31/cbn-0403/DesertAdder.php Peringuey's Desert Adder (''Bitis peringueyi'')] at [http://coloherp.org/ The Colorado Herpetological Society]. Accessed | * [http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-31/cbn-0403/DesertAdder.php Peringuey's Desert Adder (''Bitis peringueyi'')] at [http://coloherp.org/ The Colorado Herpetological Society]. Accessed 2 October 2006. | ||
* Reiserer RS, DeNardo DF. 2000. Natural history observations on ''Bitis peringueyi''. Cimbebasia 16: 195-198. [http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~r.s.reiserer/download/Reiserer&DeNardo2000.PDF PDF] at [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbilt University]. Accessed | * Reiserer RS, DeNardo DF. 2000. Natural history observations on ''Bitis peringueyi''. Cimbebasia 16: 195-198. [http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~r.s.reiserer/download/Reiserer&DeNardo2000.PDF PDF] at [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbilt University]. Accessed 2 October 2006. | ||
[[Category:True vipers]] | [[Category:True vipers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
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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
A small snake with an average length of 20-25 cm and a maximum recorded length of 32 cm.[4]
Common names
Peringuey's adder,[2][3] Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding adder, Namib dwarf sand adder,[4] dwarf puff adder.[3]
Geographic range
The Namib Desert from southern Angola to Lüderitz, Namibia. The type locality is given as "Damaraland, 10 miles east of Walfisch Bay" [Namibia].[1]
See also
- Bitis.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snakebite.
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 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
- 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.