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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
| color = pink | | color = pink | ||
| name = ''Bitis parviocula'' | | name = ''Bitis parviocula'' | ||
| 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]]'' | ||
| species = '''''B. parviocula''''' | | species = '''''B. parviocula''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Bitis parviocula'' | | binomial = ''Bitis parviocula'' | ||
| binomial_authority = | | binomial_authority = Böhme, 1977 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Bitis parviocula'' - Böhme, 1977<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. | | synonyms = * ''Bitis parviocula'' - Böhme, 1977<ref name="McD99">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).</ref> | ||
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''' | '''Common names:''' Ethiopian 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> | ||
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'''''Bitis parviocula''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found only in south-west Ethiopia. A big viper with a broad head and spectacular geometric markings.<ref name="SB95"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634957 ''Bitis parviocula'' (TSN 634957)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 5 April 2007.</ref> | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The maximum recorded length is 75 | The maximum recorded length is 75 cm. However, it is similar to ''[[Bitis nasicornis|B. nasicornis]]'' and "probably" grows to over 1 m in length.<ref name="SB95"/> | ||
==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Known from only three localities in the highlands to south-west | Known from only three localities in the highlands to south-west Ethiopia, at altitudes of 2000-3000 m. The type locality is given as "Doki River bridge (8°20'N-35°56'E), bei Yambo (=Yembo), an der strasse von Metu nach Bedelle, Provinz Illubabor, SW-Äthiopien" [Ethiopia].<ref name="SB95"/><ref name="McD99"/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of viperine species and subspecies]] | * ''[[Bitis]]''. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]] | * [[List of viperine species and subspecies]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | |||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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== External links == | |||
[[Category: | * {{EMBL species|genus=Bitis|species=parviocula}}.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Common names: Ethiopian mountain adder.[2][3]
Bitis parviocula is a venomous viper species found only in south-west Ethiopia. A big viper with a broad head and spectacular geometric markings.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
The maximum recorded length is 75 cm. However, it is similar to B. nasicornis and "probably" grows to over 1 m in length.[3]
Geographic range
Known from only three localities in the highlands to south-west Ethiopia, at altitudes of 2000-3000 m. The type locality is given as "Doki River bridge (8°20'N-35°56'E), bei Yambo (=Yembo), an der strasse von Metu nach Bedelle, Provinz Illubabor, SW-Äthiopien" [Ethiopia].[3][1]
See also
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).
- ↑ 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 3.2 3.3 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Bitis parviocula (TSN 634957) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 5 April 2007.
External links
- Species Bitis parviocula at the Species2000 Database.