Bitis arietans somalica

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Bitis arietans somalica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. arietans
Subspecies:
B. a. somalica
Trinomial name
Bitis arietans somalica
Parker, 1949
Synonyms[1]
  • Bitis lachesis somalica
    Parker, 1949
  • Bitis arietans somalica
    Loveridge, 1957

Bitis arietans somalica (

subcaudals.[2]

Normally,

B. arietans grows to a total length (body and tail) around 800–900 mm (about 32-36 in). In northern Kenya, Somalia, and though, they grow unusually large, reaching total lengths up to 1,905 mm (75.0 in).[4]

Geographic range

This snake is found in northeastern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (including

type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft., (Bohodle, 640 m,).[1]

References

Further reading

  • Parker HW. 1949. The Snakes of Somalia and the Sokotra Islands. Zoologische Verhandelingen 6: 1-115. ("Bitis lachesis somalica subsp. nov.", pp. 101–105 + figure.)

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