Bitis xeropaga

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 Superclassis: 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 Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Subgenus: Bitis (Calechidna)
Species: Bitis xeropaga

Bitis xeropaga Haacke, 1975: 116

Holotype: TMP 42305, ♂, collected by A. Maritz on 3 August 1972.
Type locality: “Dreikammberg on north bank of ODistribution River, Lüderitz district, South West Africa (16°52’E, 28°05’S, alt. about 300 m)”.

Haacke, W. 1975. Description of a new adder (Viperidae, Reptilia) from Southern Africa, with a discussion of related forms. Cimbebasia (A) 4: 115–128.

Maritz, B., Turner, A.A., Becker, F. & Bauer, A.M. 2021. IUCN: Bitis xeropaga (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22475231A147709049. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22475231A147709049.en. Accessed on 26 January 2026.