Southern adder

Southern adder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. armata
Binomial name
Bitis armata
(A. Smith, 1826)

The southern adder (Bitis armata) is an endangered species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape in South Africa.[2]

Description

The southern adder averages 20 cm in length (with a maximum length of 40 cm). It has two white bands beneath and between the eye. It has horned tufts above the eyes. The southern adder is greyish-brown in colour, with dark brown patterning down the centre.[3]

Distribution

The southern adder is found in three separate subpopulations on the southwestern coastal margins of the Western Cape. Previously, a fourth subpopulation in Cape Town is thought to be locally extinct. The northern subpopulation is found from West Coast National Park to approximately 20 km north of Cape Town. The southeastern subpopulation is found near Hermanus and near De Hoop Nature Reserve.[1]

Habitat and Ecology

The southern adder is found near limestone rock in Fynbos vegetation.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Maritz, B.; Turner, A.A. (2022). "Bitis armata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T22473777A197414812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22473777A197414812.en. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Bitis armata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.
  3. ^ a b Marais, Johan (2017-10-22). "Southern Adder - ASI". African Snakebite Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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