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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| name = ''Bitis xeropaga'' | | name = ''Bitis xeropaga'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | | genus = ''[[Bitis]]'' | ||
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'''Common names:''' Desert mountain adder.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=xeropaga}}</ref> | '''Common names:''' Desert mountain adder.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref><ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=xeropaga}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Bitis xeropaga''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in southern Namibia and north-western Cape Province in South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634952 ''Bitis xeropaga'' (TSN 634952)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 5 April 2007.</ref> | |||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Adults average 40-50 cm in length, with a maximum of 61 cm for a female.<ref name="Mal03"/><ref name="SB95"/> | |||
==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found in north-western Cape Province in South Africa and the arid mountains of the lower Orange River basin, north into to southern Namibia and Great Namaqualand as far as Aus. The type locality given is "Dreilammberg on north bank of Orange River, Lüderitz district, South West Africa [Namibia] (16°52'E, 28°05'S, alt. about 300 m)."<ref name="McD99"/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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Common names: Desert mountain adder.[2][3][4]
Bitis xeropaga is a venomous viper species found in southern Namibia and north-western Cape Province in South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
Description
Adults average 40-50 cm in length, with a maximum of 61 cm for a female.[2][3]
Geographic range
Found in north-western Cape Province in South Africa and the arid mountains of the lower Orange River basin, north into to southern Namibia and Great Namaqualand as far as Aus. The type locality given is "Dreilammberg on north bank of Orange River, Lüderitz district, South West Africa [Namibia] (16°52'E, 28°05'S, alt. about 300 m)."[1]
See also
- Bitis
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Species Bitis xeropaga at the Species2000 Database
- ↑ Bitis xeropaga (TSN 634952) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.
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