Bitis parviocula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Bitis
Species: Bitis parviocula

Name

Bitis parviocula Böhme, 1977

• Type locality: ETHIOPIA: “Doki River Bridge (8°20’N-35°56’E), bei Yambo (= Yembo), an der Strasse von Metu nach Bedelle, Provinz Illubabor, SW-Äthiopien”.
• Holotype: ZFMK 16803, a 752 mm female.

References

Primary references

• Böhme, W.. 1977. Eine neue Art der Gattung Bitis (Serpentes Viperidae) aus Äthiopien. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 9(3): 59-68. Reference page.  [original description]

Additional references

• 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.