Bitis worthingtoni

Bitis worthingtoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: Bitis worthingtoni

Name

Bitis worthingtoni Parker, 1932: 221

• Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.90 (formerly 1932.5.2.8), adult ♂, collected by E.B. Worthington (Cambridge Expedition) between 1930–1931.
• Type locality: “the shore of Lake Naivasha”, Kenya.

Native distribution areas

• SW Kenya (Gregory Rift Valley).

References

Primary references

• Parker, H.W. 1932. Scientific results of the Cambridge expedition to the east African lakes, 1930-31. 5. Reptiles and amphibians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 38(258): 213–229. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1932.tb00700.x

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bitis worthingtoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 May 2022.
• Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2019. IUCN: Bitis worthingtoni  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T22473714A22473718. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T22473714A22473718.en. Accessed on 04 June 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kenya-Zwergpuffotter
English: Kenya Horned Viper

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