Bitis parviocula

Bitis parviocula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. parviocula
Binomial name
Bitis parviocula
Böhme, 1977[1]
Common name: Bale Mountains adder,[2] Ethiopian mountain adder,[3][4] Ethiopian viper,[5] Ethiopian mountain viper.[6]

Bitis parviocula is a venomous viper species found only in Ethiopia.[2] It is large with a broad head and spectacular geometric markings. In 1995, the species was known from only three specimens, but additional information has surfaced since then. Little is known about its natural history or its venom.[7] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

The first specimen known to science was a road kill on the east side of the Rift Valley in Ethiopia.[8]

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