Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Bitis xeropaga Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Higher classification Bitis | |
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Similar Bitis, Snake, Bitis inornata, Bitis heraldica, Bitis rubida | ||
Bitis xeropaga is a venomous viper species found in southern Namibia and northwestern Cape Province in South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Adults average 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20 in) total length (body + tail), with a maximum total length of 61 cm (24 in) for a female.
Geographic range
Northwestern Cape Province in South Africa and the arid mountains of the lower Orange River basin, north into to southern Namibia and Great Namaqualand as far as Aus is the range for this snake.
The type locality given is "Dreigratberg on north bank of Orange River, Lüderitz district, South West Africa [Namibia] (16°52' E, 28°05' S, alt. about 300 m [980 ft])".
References
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