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Basic information
Bitis rhinoceros
Rhinoceros Adder
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusPuff Adders
- English name
- Rhinoceros Adder
- Alternative names
- Rhinoceros Viper, West African Gaboon Adder, West African Gaboon Viper, Western Gaboon Adder, Western Gaboon Viper
- Synonyms
- Vipera rhinoceros
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Coastal, Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,830 mm
- Body mass
- max 3,025.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~37 g
- Offspring total length
- max 300 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 13.3 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 16–60 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · LXLJ · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 11535 · dryad-v5