Bitis peringueyi

Bitis peringueyi

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 Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

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

Name

Bitis peringueyi (Boulenger, 1888)

• Holotype: SAM R 78627.
• Type locality: “Damaraland, 10 miles east of Walfisch Bay”.

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Bitis peringueyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 May 2022.
• Conradie, W., Becker, F., Baptista, N., Bauer, A.M. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. 2021. IUCN: Bitis peringueyi  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178627A120595367. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178627A120595367.en. Accessed on 10 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Peringuey's Adder

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