Bitis worthingtoni

Bitis worthingtoni
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. worthingtoni
Binomial name
Bitis worthingtoni
Parker, 1932[3]

Bitis worthingtoni, also known commonly as the Kenya horned viper[1][4] and the Kenyan horned viper,[5] is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.[1][4] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4][6]

  1. ^ a b c Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.K. (2019). "Bitis worthingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22473714A22473718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T22473714A22473718.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference EDR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Bitis worthingtoni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 February 2022.