紅噝蝰

蝰蛇科咝蝰属的一种昆虫

紅噝蝰學名Bitis rubida)是噝蝰屬下的一種毒蛇,只分布於南非西開普省。目前未有任何亞種被確認。[3]

紅噝蝰
科學分類 編輯
界: 動物界 Animalia
門: 脊索動物門 Chordata
綱: 爬蟲綱 Reptilia
目: 有鱗目 Squamata
亞目: 蛇亞目 Serpentes
科: 蝰科 Viperidae
屬: 噝蝰屬 Bitis
種:
紅噝蝰 B. rubida
二名法
Bitis rubida
Branch, 1997
異名
  • Bitis inornata
    — FitzSimons, 1946 (part)
  • Bitis cornuta albanica
    — FitzSimons, 1962 (part)
  • Bitis cornuta cornuta
    — Haacke, 1975 (part)
  • Bitis cornuta cornuta
    Visser, 1979 (part)
  • Bitis caudalis
    — Visser, 1979 (part)
  • Bitis cornuta inornata
    — Broadley, 1983 (part)
  • Bitis inornata
    — Branch, 1988 (part)
  • Bitis cornuta albanica
    — Broadley, 1990 (part)
  • Bitis inornata
    M. Burger, 1992 (part)
  • B[itis]. cornuta albanica
    — M. Burger, 1992 (part)
  • B[itis]. inornata
    — M. Burger, 1993 (part)
  • B[itis]. cornuta albanica
    — M. Burger, 1993 (part)
  • Bitis inornata Spawls & Branch, 1995 (part)
  • Bitis inornata — Branch & Bauer, 1995 (part)
  • Bitis rubida Branch, 1997[2]

特徵

目前最長紀錄的雄性紅噝蝰體長達37.7公分,雌性紅噝蝰則最長達41.9公分。[4]

地理分布

南非西開普省的內陸山區與及北開普摺曲山脈地區,有一批數量有限的紅噝蝰分布。其標準翔地是南非西開普省「Jeep track above Farm Driehoek, Cederberg Mountains; 32°25'44"S, 19°12'30"E, alt. 1380 m; 3219AC」。[2]

備註

  1. ^ Turner, A.A. 2017. Bitis rubida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22475225A110343558. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22475225A110343558.en. Downloaded on 30 October 2018.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Bitis rubida. ITIS. 2006 [26 July, 2006]. 
  4. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.

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