Bitis atropos
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: Bitis atropos
Name
Bitis atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Holotype: NHR Lin-96 [or Lin-97] (formerly MAFR).
- Type locality: “America” in error, probably from Cape of Good Hope fide FitzSimons (1962: 343).
Combinations
- Coluber atropos Linnaeus, 1758: 216 [original combination]
- Cobra atropos — Laurenti, 1768 [subsequent combination]
- Vipera atropos — Sonnini & Latreille, 1802 [subsequent combination]
- Echidna atropos — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
- Clotho atropos — Gray, 1842 [subsequent combination]
- Bitis atropos — Günther, 1858 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Bitis atropos. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 June 2022.
- Maritz, B. & Turner, A.A. 2018. IUCN: Bitis atropos (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178597A115660262. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178597A115660262.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Berg-Puffotter
English: Berg Adder
中文: 山噝蝰
