Puff adder (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

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Puff adder is a common name that can be used to refer to any of the following snakes:

Bitis arietans: A venomous member of the Bitis genus, found in savannah and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rain forest regions. ^[e]
Bitis: Genus of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. ^[e]
Heterodon platirhinos - A harmless North American colubrid.

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 '''Puff adder''' is a common name that can be used to refer to any of the following snakes:
-* [[Bitis arietans]] - A venomous snake species found in [[Africa]] and the southern [[Arabian Peninsula]].<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref>
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-* [[Bitis]] - Any other member of the same genus<ref name="Mal03"/> (14 species are currently recognized).<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634420|taxon=Bitis|year=2006|date=26 August}}</ref>
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-* [[Eastern Hognose Snake|Heterodon platyrhinos]] - A harmless [[North America]]n [[colubrid]].<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.</ref>
+* ''Heterodon platirhinos'' - A harmless North American colubrid.
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-[[Category:True vipers - Common names]]
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