Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Gaboon Adder, Gaboon Viper
Common Names in German:
Gabunviper
Description
Physical Description
Species Bitis gabonica
Like most true vipers, this species is stockily built, with a short body and tail.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Sauropsida
()
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Acrochordidae
()
- Family:
Acrochordidae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Sauropsida
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Bitis gabonica DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Bitis
There are approximately 33 species in this genus:
B. albanica · B. arientans · B. arietans · B. arietans arietans · B. arietans somalica · B. arietaus · B. armata · B. atrapos · B. atropos · B. atropos atropos · B. atropos unicolor · B. caudalis · B. caudalis paucisquamatus · B. cornuta · B. rubida · B. rubida · B. gabonica (Gaboon Viper) · B. gabonica gabonica · B. gabonica nasicornis · B. gabonica rhinoceros · B. heraldica · B. inornata (Plain Mountain Adder) · B. nasicanis · B. nasicornis · B. nassicornis · B. parviocula · B. peringreyi · B. peringueyi · B. rubida · B. schneideri (Namaqua Dwarf Adder) · B. wasicornis · B. worthingtoni · B. xeropaga
Bibliography
- Dumeril, A. H. A., Bribon, G & Dumeril, A. (1854): Erpétologie générale ou Histoire Naturelle complète des Reptiles. Vol. 7, Paris
- McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. The Herpetologists' League. Washington, D.C., USA. xi + 511. ISBN: 1-893777-01-4.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- EMBL Reptile Database 2005.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 185674
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-3834
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 529705
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 634953
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 180037
