Not to be confused with the many-horned adder (Bitis cornuta).
Horned adder
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Viperidae
Genus:
Bitis
Species:
B. caudalis
Binomial name
Bitis caudalis
(A. Smith, 1839)
Synonyms
Vipera ocellata A. Smith, 1838
Cerastes ocellatus — A. Smith, 1838
Vipera caudalis A. Smith, 1839[2]
Vipera (Cerastes) caudalis — A. Smith, 1839
Cerastes caudalis — Gray, 1842
Vipera caudalis — Jan, 1859
V[ipera]. (Cerastes) caudalis — Jan, 1863
Bitis caudalis — Boulenger, 1896
Cobra caudalis — Mertens, 1937
Bitis caudalis caudalis — Mertens, 1955
Bitis caudalis — Branch, 1991[3]
The horned adder (Bitis caudalis) is a viper species.[1][4] It is found in the arid region of southwest Africa, in Angola, Botswana, Namibia; South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[1] It is easily distinguished by the presence of a single, large horn-like scale over each eye.[citation needed] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4][5] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
^ abcAlexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A. (2021). "Bitis caudalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22475165A110344127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22475165A110344127.en. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^Boulenger GA. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the...Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (Bitis caudalis, pp. 498-499.)
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. 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).
^"Bitis caudalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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