Bitis peringueyi

Bitis peringueyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. peringueyi
Binomial name
Bitis peringueyi
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Vipera Peringueyi
    Boulenger, 1888
  • Bitis peringueyi
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Bitis peringueyi
    — Golay et al., 1993

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.[6]

  1. ^ Joger, U.; Turner, A.A. (2010). "Bitis peringueyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178627A7583993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178627A7583993.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Spawls S, Branch B (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  4. ^ Bitis peringueyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
  5. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  6. ^ "Bitis peringueyi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 July 2006.