Bitis heraldica
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: Bitis heraldica
Name
Bitis heraldica (Bocage, 1889)
- Holotype: MB 2127, collected by H.C. Capello & R. Ivens between March–April 1884. [destroyed by fire 18 March 1978]
- Type locality: “sur les bords de la rivière Calae, l’un des affluents du Cunene, entre le 13° et le 14° parallèle à l’est de Caconda, Angola”.
Combinations
- Vipera heraldica Bocage, 1889: 127 [original combination]
- Bitis heraldica — Bethencourt-Ferreira, 1898 [subsequent combination]
Native distribution areas
- Angola (Central Highlands).
References
Primary references
- Bocage, J.V.B. 1889. Mélanges erpétologiques. II. Sur une vipère apparemment nouvelle d'Angola. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (2)2: 127–128. BHL
Additional references
- Ceríaco, L.M.P., Tolley, K.A., Marques, M.P., Heinicke, M.P. & Bauer, A.M. 2020. A dwarf among giants: phylogenetic position of the elusive Angolan Adder (Bitis heraldica) and biogeographic affinities of Angolan Afromontane regions. African Journal of Herpetology 69(1): 108–118. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2020.1782484
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Bitis heraldica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 June 2023.
- Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2021. IUCN: Bitis heraldica (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22475207A22475216. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22475207A22475216.en. Accessed on 04 June 2023.