Bitis
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Taxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species (18):
B. albanica –
B. arietans –
B. armata –
B. atropos –
B. caudalis –
B. cornuta –
B. gabonica –
B. harenna –
B. heraldica –
B. inornata –
B. nasicornis –
B. parviocula –
B. peringueyi –
B. rhinoceros –
B. rubida –
B. schneideri –
B. worthingtoni –
B. xeropaga
NameEdit
Bitis Gray, 1842: 69 [conserved name]
- Type species: Vipera (Echidna) arietans Merrem, 1820, by subsequent designation by Opinion 188 (1945: 87).
- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 188 (1945: 87).
ReferencesEdit
Primary referencesEdit
- Gray, J.E. 1842. Monographic Synopsis of the Vipers or the family Viperidae. Zoological Miscellany 2: 68–71. BHL
- International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1945. Opinion 188. Suppression of the name Cobra Laurenti 1768 and suspension of the rules for Bitis Gray, 1842. pp. 77–92 In Hemming, F. (ed.). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Volume 3, part 7. International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature: London. 448 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional referencesEdit
- Lenk, P., Herrmann, H.-W., Joger, U. & Wink, M. 1999. Phylogeny and taxonomic subdivision of Bitis (Reptilia: Viperidae) based on molecular evidence. Kaupia 8: 31–38. Reference page.
- Wittenberg, R.D., Jadin, R.C., Fenwick, A.M. & Gutberlet Jr., R.L. 2015. Recovering the evolutionary history of Africa’s most diverse viper genus: morphological and molecular phylogeny of Bitis (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15(1): 115–125. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-014-0185-3 Reference page.
- Gower, D.J., Wade, E., Spawls, S., Böhme, W., Buechley, E.R., Sykes, D. & Colston, T.J. 2016. A new large species of Bitis Gray, 1842 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. Zootaxa 4093(1): 41–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.1.3 Reference page.
LinksEdit
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Bitis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 May 2022.
Vernacular namesEdit
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