Bitis peringueyi

Bitis peringueyi, also known as the Peringuey's adder, Peringuey's desert adder or desert sidewinding adder, is a venomous viper species found in Namibia and southern Angola. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Bitis peringueyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Bitis
Species:
B. peringueyi
Binomial name
Bitis peringueyi
(Boulenger, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Vipera Peringueyi
    Boulenger, 1888
  • Bitis peringueyi
    — Boulenger, 1896
  • Bitis peringueyi
    — Golay et al., 1993
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