Bitis arietans
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: Bitis arietans
Subspecies (2): B. a. arietans – B. a. somalica
Name
editBitis arietans (Merrem, 1820) [conserved name]
- Lectotype (icnotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1735: 55, pl. 54, fig. 4). [designated by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014: 91)]
- Type locality: “Promontorio bonae spei [=Cape of Good Hope]”, Western Cape Province, South Africa.
- Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology by Opinion 188 (1945).
Combinations
edit- Vipera (Echidna) arietans Merrem, 1820: 152 [original combination]
- Echidna arietans — Wagler, 1828: pl. xi [subsequent combination]
- Clotho arietans — Gray, 1842: 69 [subsequent combination]
- Bitis arietans — Günther, 1858: 268 [subsequent combination]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page.
- 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.
- Wallach, V., Williams, K.L. & Boundy, J. 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group: Boca Raton, Florida. 1237 pp. ISBN 9781138034006 Reference page.
Links
edit- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bitis arietans. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 September 2017.
- Wagner, P., Wilms, T., Luiselli, L., Penner, J., Rödel, M.-O., Els, J., Al Johany, A.M.H., Egan, D.M., Beraduccii, J., Howell, K., Msuya, C.A., Ngalason, W., Turner, A.A., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G., Kusamba, C. & Chippaux, J.-P. 2021. IUCN: Bitis arietans (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197461A2485974. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197461A2485974.en. Accessed on 01 July 2022.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Puff Adder
français: Vipère heurtante
hts: Qhitereka
magyar: Puffogó vipera
Türkçe: Şişen engerek
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