Bitis arietans

Bitis arietans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: Bitis arietans
Subspecies (2): B. a. arietans – B. a. somalica

Name

• Bitis arietans (Merrem, 1820) [conserved name]

Type locality: “Promontorio bonae spei [=Cape of Good Hope]”, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (Direction 1: Opinion 188).

Combinations

• Vipera (Echidna) arietans Merrem, 1820: 152 [original combination]
• Echidna arietans — Wagler, 1828: pl. xi [name combination]
• Clotho arietans — Gray, 1842: 69 [name combination]
• Bitis arietans — Günther, 1858: 268 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1945. Opinion 188. Suppression of the name Cobra Laurenti 1768 and suspension of the rules for Bitis Gray, 1842. pp. 77–92 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature Volume 3, part 7. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 448 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2018. Bitis arietans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 September 2017.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gemeine Puffotter
English: Puff Adder
Türkçe: Şişen engerek

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