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

Bitis parviocula Böhme, 1977: 60

Holotype: ZFMK 16803, ♀, collected by G. Nikolaus on 18 October 1975.
Type locality: “Doki River Bridge (8°20’N-35°56’E), bei Yambo (Yembo), an der Strasse von Metu nach Bedelle, Provinz Illubabor, SW-Äthiopien”.

Böhme, W. 1977. Eine neue Art der Gattung Bitis (Serpentes Viperidae) aus Äthiopien. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Supplemento 9(3): 59–68. DOI: 10.1080/03749444.1977.10736843 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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Bitis parviocula. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 June 2023.
Spawls, S. 2021. IUCN: Bitis parviocula (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T22473680A22473691. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22473680A22473691.en. Accessed on 04 June 2023.

English: Ethiopian Mountain Adder