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Southern adder

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Southern adder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]

References

  1. ^ Turner, A.A. 2017. Bitis armata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22473777A110343644. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22473777A110343644.en. Downloaded on 01 November 2018.
  2. ^ Bitis armata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2007.