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Basic information
Bitis nasicornis
Rhinoceros Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusPuff Adders
- Czech name
- Zmije nosorohá
- English name
- Rhinoceros Viper
- Alternative names
- Zmije pobřežní, African Nose-horned Adder, Nashornviper
- Synonyms
- Coluber nasicornis, Vipera hexacera
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Farm, Forest, Tropical moist broadleaf forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Hide, Plant litter, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,200 mm
- SVL
- max 1,388 mm
- Body mass
- max 886 g
- Offspring total length
- max 215 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 12 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–42 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 68KF6 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11532 · dryad-v5