Bitis (Macrocerastes) rhinoceros — Lenk et al., 1999
Bitis rhinoceros — Dobiey & Vogel, 2007[3]
Common names: West African Gaboon viper,[1] Gabino viper[4]
Bitis rhinoceros is a viper species[3][5] endemic to West Africa. Like all vipers, it is venomous. It can be easily distinguished from the closely related species B. gabonica by the presence of two large nasal "horns".[4]
^ abJohnny, J.; Penner, J.; Rödel , M.-O.; Luiselli, L.; Segniagbeto, G.; Chirio, L.; Trape, J. (2013). "Bitis rhinoceros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13300925A13300932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13300925A13300932.en. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ abCite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abMallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
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