Biology:Bitis inornata
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| Original illustration from A. Smith, 1838. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bitis |
| Species: | B. inornata
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| Bitis inornata (A. Smith, 1838)
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Bitis inornata is a venomous viper species found only in Cape Province, South Africa .[1][2][6] No subspecies are currently recognized.[6][7]
Description
Adults of Bitis inornata average 25–40 cm (about 10–16 inches) in total length (including tail), with a maximum recorded total length of 45 cm (18 in).[3]
Geographic range
Bitis inornata is endemic to Cape Province, South Africa.[1]
An isolated population exists on the Sneeuberg, eastern Cape Province, South Africa .[2]
The type locality is listed as "Sneeuwbergen, or Snow Mountains, ... immediately behind the village of Graaff Raynet" (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa).[2]
Spawls and Branch (1995) described it as known only from two isolated populations in southern Cape Province in South Africa : the first in the east, limited to the montane grassland of the Sneeuberge, from north of Graaff-Reinet to Cradock. A second population was discovered relatively recently on the upper slopes of the Cederberg in the west.[4]
Conservation status
The species Bitis inornata is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Conradie, W.; Tolley, K.A.; Alexander, G.J.; Weeber, J.; Pietersen, D.; Maritz, B.; Turner, A.A. (2022). "Bitis inornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T2817A197397029. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2817/197397029. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mallow 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Spawls, Stephen; Branch, Bill (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press / Ralph Curtis Books. 192 pp. ISBN:0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Brown JH (1973). Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN:0-398-02808-7.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bitis inornata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 February 2022.
- ↑ "Bitis inornata ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634955. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
Further reading
- 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 inornata, pp. 496–497).
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN:0-88359-042-5. (Bitis inornata, pp. 117–118 + Plate 14).
- Smith A (1838). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa:" Together with a Summary of African Zoology, and an Inquiry into the Geographical Ranges of Species in that Quarter of the Globe. [Volume III. Reptilia]. London: Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. (Smith, Elder and Co., printers). 48 Plates + unnumbered pages of text. (Echidna inornata, new species, Plate 4 + two unnumbered pages).
External links
- Bitis inornata at Biodiversity.mongabay.com. Accessed 2 August 2007.
Wikidata ☰ Q2711724 entry
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