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'''Puff adder''' is a common name that can be used to refer to any of the following snakes: | '''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 | * [[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> | ||
* [[Bitis]] - Any other member of the same genus<ref name="Mal03"/> (14 species are currently recognized).<ref name="ITIS"> | * [[Bitis]] - Any other member of the same genus<ref name="Mal03"/> (14 species are currently recognized).<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634420 ''Bitis'' (TSN 634420)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 6 April 2007.</ref> | ||
* | * ''Heterodon platirhinos'' - A harmless North American 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> | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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[[Category:True vipers - Common names]] | [[Category:True vipers - Common names]] | ||
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
Revision as of 06:31, 6 April 2007
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.[1]
- Bitis - Any other member of the same genus[1] (14 species are currently recognized).[2]
- Heterodon platirhinos - A harmless North American colubrid.[3]
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Bitis (TSN 634420) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 6 April 2007.
- ↑ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.
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