Mountain adder

Mountain adder

Mountain adder may refer to:

  • Bitis atropos, a.k.a. the berg adder, a venomous viper species found only in three mountainous regions in southern Africa.
  • Macrovipera mauritanica, a.k.a. the Moorish viper, a venomous species found in northwestern Africa.

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