Bitis arietans somalica

Taxobox
name = "Bitis arietans somalica"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Viperidae
subfamilia = Viperinae
genus = "Bitis"
species = "B. arietans"
subspecies = "B. a. somalica"
trinomial = "Bitis arietans somalica"
trinomial_authority = (Parker, 1949)
synonyms = * "Bitis lachesis somalica" - Parker, 1949
* "Bitis arietans somalica" - Loveridge, 1957McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).] :"Common name: Somali puff adder.Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.] ""Bitis arietans somalica" is a venomous viper subspeciesITIS|ID=635233|taxon=Bitis arietans somalica|year=2006|date=27 August] found only in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.]

Description

Distinguished from "B. arietans" by its keeled subcaudals.

Normally, "B. arietans" grows to about 800-900 mm. However, in northern Kenya, Uganda and Somalia, they grow unusually large, reaching lengths of up to 1905 mm.Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.]

Geographic range

Northern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (incl. Coiama Island). The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft., Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia).

ee also

* List of viperine species and subspecies
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* Snakebite

References

External links

*. Accessed 1 March 2007.