Many-horned adder

Many-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. cornuta
Binomial name
Bitis cornuta
(Daudin, 1803)
Synonyms[2]
  • Vipera cornuta Daudin, 1803
  • Vip[era]. lophophris
    Cuvier, 1829
  • Vip[era]. lophophrys
    — Wagler, 1830
  • Vipera lophophris
    — Gray, 1831
  • Cerastes cornuta
    — Gray, 1842
  • Vipera (Echidna) atropoides A. Smith, 1846
  • Vipera atropoides
    — A. Smith, 1846
  • Clotho cornuta — Gray, 1849
  • Cerastes lophophrys
    — A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron &
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1854
  • V[ipera]. (Cerastes) cornuta
    — Jan, 1863
  • Vipera (Clotho) cornuta
    — Higgins, 1873
  • Bitis cornuta
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Bitis cornuta cornuta
    — Bogert, 1940

The many-horned adder (Bitis cornuta) is a viper species.[1][3] It is found in certain rocky desert areas, mostly along the Atlantic coast of southern Africa, in western South Africa and southwestern Namibia.[1] It has characteristic tufts of "horns" above each eye.[4] Like all other vipers, it is venomous. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3][5]

  1. ^ a b c Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A. (2021). "Bitis cornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22475197A147708520. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22475197A147708520.en. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  5. ^ "Bitis cornuta". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2022.