Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Bitis arietans somalica Rank Subspecies | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Higher classification Bitis arietans | |
Similar Bitis, Bitis arietans, Snake, Vipers, Reptile | ||
Bitis arietans somalica feeding
Bitis arietans somalica (Somali: Abeeso) also known as the Somali puff adder, is a venomous viper subspecies found only in Somalia , eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.
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Description
Distinguished from other B. arietans by its keeled subcaudals.
Normally, B. arietans grows to a total length (body + tail) of about 800–900 mm (about 32-36 inches). However, in northern Kenya, and Somalia, they grow unusually large, reaching total lengths of up to 1,905 mm (75.0 in).
Geographic range
North eastern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (including Coiama Island). The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft., Somalia" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somalia). also north regions of Somalia Togdheer and Salaxley (Gaaroodi) and Hawd areas
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