Bitis gabonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Bitis gabonica (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)

Lectotype: MNHN 4012, collected by C.-E. Aubry-Lecomte and Chaval between 1853–1854. [designated by Hughes & Barry (1969: 1030)]
Type locality: “Gabon”.

Duméril, A.M.C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A.H.A. 1854. Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux. Librarie encyclopédique de Roret: Paris, France. i-xii + 781–1536 pp. BHL Reference page.

Luiselli, L., Beraduccii, J., Howell, K., Msuya, C.A., Ngalason, W., Chirio, L., Kusamba, C., Gonwouo, N.L., LeBreton, M., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. & Chippaux, J.-P. 2021. IUCN: Bitis gabonica (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13300893A13300904. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T13300893A13300904.en. Accessed on 27 January 2026.