Horned adder

Not to be confused with the many-horned adder (Bitis cornuta).

Horned adder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. caudalis
Binomial name
Bitis caudalis
(A. Smith, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Vipera ocellata A. Smith, 1838
  • Cerastes ocellatus
    — A. Smith, 1838
  • Vipera caudalis A. Smith, 1839[2]
  • Vipera (Cerastes) caudalis
    — A. Smith, 1839
  • Cerastes caudalis
    — Gray, 1842
  • Vipera caudalis — Jan, 1859
  • V[ipera]. (Cerastes) caudalis — Jan, 1863
  • Bitis caudalis
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Cobra caudalis
    — Mertens, 1937
  • Bitis caudalis caudalis
    — Mertens, 1955
  • Bitis caudalis — Branch, 1991[3]

The horned adder (Bitis caudalis) is a viper species.[1][4] It is found in the arid region of southwest Africa, in Angola, Botswana, Namibia; South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[1] It is easily distinguished by the presence of a single, large horn-like scale over each eye.[citation needed] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4][5] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

  1. ^ a b c Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A. (2021). "Bitis caudalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22475165A110344127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22475165A110344127.en. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the...Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (Bitis caudalis, pp. 498-499.)
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Bitis caudalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2022.