Puff adder
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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.[1]
- Bitis - Any other member of the same genus[1] (14 species are currently recognized).[2]
- Heterodon - A genus of harmless North American colubrids.[3]
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b 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). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 26 August 2006.
- ^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.