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Basic information
Bitis gabonica
Gaboon Adder
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusPuff Adders
- Czech name
- Zmije gabunská
- English name
- Gaboon Adder
- Alternative names
- Gaboon Viper, Gabunviper
- Synonyms
- Bitis gabonica gabonica, Cerastes nasicornis, Echidna gabonica
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Marsh, Mountain pass, Savanna, Shrubland, Tropical moist broadleaf forest
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Ground, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,800 mm
- SVL
- max 331 mm
- Body mass
- max 2,883 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~32 g
- Offspring total length
- max 305 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 22 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Amphibians, Birds, Carnivore, Mammals, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–60 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 0–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · LXL7 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11529 · dryad-v5