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'''''Bitis arietans somalica''''' ([[Somali language|Somali]]: Abeeso) also known as the '''Somali puff adder''',<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. {{ISBN|0-89464-877-2}}.</ref> is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=635233 |taxon=''Bitis arietans somalica'' |accessdate=27 August 2006}}</ref> found only in [[Somalia]] , eastern [[Ethiopia]] and northern [[Kenya]].<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. ''The Dangerous Snakes of Africa''. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-029-8}}.</ref> |
'''''Bitis arietans somalica''''' ([[Somali language|Somali]]: Abeeso) also known as the '''Somali puff adder''',<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. {{ISBN|0-89464-877-2}}.</ref> is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=635233 |taxon=''Bitis arietans somalica'' |accessdate=27 August 2006}}</ref> found only in [[Somalia]], [[Somaliland]], eastern [[Ethiopia]] and northern [[Kenya]].<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. ''The Dangerous Snakes of Africa''. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-029-8}}.</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bitis |
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| Subspecies: | B. a. somalica
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| Bitis arietans somalica Parker, 1949
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Bitis arietans somalica (Somali: Abeeso) also known as the Somali puff adder,[2] is a venomous viper subspecies[3] found only in Somalia, Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.[4]
Description
Distinguished from other B. arietans by its keeled subcaudals.[2]
Normally, B. arietans grows to a total length (body + tail) of about 800–900 mm (about 32-36 inches). However, in northern Kenya, Somalia, and Somaliland, they grow unusually large, reaching total lengths of up to 1,905 mm (75.0 in).[4]
Geographic range
North eastern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (including Coiama Island), Somaliland.[4] The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft., Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somaliland).[1] also regions of Somaliland Togdheer and Salahley Distric (Gaaroodi) and Baligubadle areas
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ^ "Bitis arietans somalica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
- ^ a b c Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
Further reading
- Parker HW. 1949. The Snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra Islands. Zoologische Verhandelingen 6: 1-115. ("Bitis lachesis somalica subsp. nov.", pp. 101–105 + figure.)
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