Bitis worthingtoni

Bitis worthingtoni

Taxonavigation

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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 worthingtoni

Name

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Bitis worthingtoni Parker, 1932: 221

  • Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.20.90 (formerly 1932.5.2.8), adult ♂, collected by E.B. Worthington (Cambridge Expedition) between 1930–1931.
  • Type locality: “the shore of Lake Naivasha”, Kenya.

Native distribution areas

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  • SW Kenya (Gregory Rift Valley).

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Kenya-Zwergpuffotter
English: Kenya Horned Viper
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