Bitis arietans

Bitis arietans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida 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 arietans
Subspecies (2): B. a. arietans – B. a. somalica

Name

Bitis arietans (Merrem, 1820) [conserved name]

• Lectotype (icnotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1735: 55, pl. 54, fig. 4). [designated by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014: 91)]
• Type locality: “Promontorio bonae spei [=Cape of Good Hope]”, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
• Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 188 (1945).

Combinations

• Vipera (Echidna) arietans Merrem, 1820: 152 [original combination]
• Echidna arietans — Wagler, 1828: pl. xi [subsequent combination]
• Clotho arietans — Gray, 1842: 69 [subsequent combination]
• Bitis arietans — Günther, 1858: 268 [subsequent 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. 
• Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Bitis arietans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 September 2017.
• Wagner, P., Wilms, T., Luiselli, L., Penner, J., Rödel, M.-O., Els, J., Al Johany, A.M.H., Egan, D.M., Beraduccii, J., Howell, K., Msuya, C.A., Ngalason, W., Turner, A.A., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G., Kusamba, C. & Chippaux, J.-P. 2021. IUCN: Bitis arietans  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197461A2485974. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197461A2485974.en. Accessed on 01 July 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Gemeine Puffotter
English: Puff Adder
français: Vipère heurtante
hts: Qhitereka
magyar: Puffogó vipera
Türkçe: Şişen engerek

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