West African gaboon viper photograph

West African Gaboon Viper

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Scientific nameBitis rhinoceros
Rank Species
Higher classification Bitis
Phylum Chordata
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Date of Upd.
ID2349239
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About West African Gaboon Viper


Bitis rhinoceros is a viper species endemic to West Africa. Like all vipers, it is venomous. It can be easily distinguished from the closely related species B. gabonica by the presence of two large nasal "horns".

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