Horned adder

Horned adder
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. caudalis
Binomial name
Bitis caudalis
(A. Smith, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Vipera ocellata A. Smith, 1838
  • Cerastes ocellatus
    — A. Smith, 1838
  • Vipera caudalis A. Smith, 1839
  • Vipera (Cerastes) caudalis
    — A. Smith, 1839
  • Cerastes caudalis
    — Gray, 1842
  • Vipera caudalis — Jan, 1859
  • V[ipera]. (Cerastes) caudalis — Jan, 1863
  • Bitis caudalis
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Cobra caudalis
    — Mertens, 1937
  • Bitis caudalis caudalis
    — Mertens, 1955
  • Bitis caudalis — Branch, 1991

The horned adder (Bitis caudalis) is a viper species. It is found in the arid region of southwest Africa, in Angola, Botswana, Namibia; South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It is easily distinguished by the presence of a single, large horn-like scale over each eye. No subspecies are currently recognized. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

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