Causus defilippii

Causus defilippii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Causus
Species:
C. defilippii
Binomial name
Causus defilippii
(Jan, 1863)
Synonyms[2]
  • H[eterodon]. De Filippii
    Jan, 1863
  • Causus (Heterophis) rostratus
    Günther, 1863
  • Causus rostratus
    Mocquard, 1892
  • Causus defilippii
    — Mocquard, 1892
  • Causus defilippii
    Boulenger, 1896
  • Causus dephillippii
    Rose, 1955 (ex errore)

Causus defilippii, commonly known as snouted night adder, is a species of snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to East and Southern Africa. Although its venom is nonlethal to humans, it is still considered medically significant. There are no recognized subspecies.[3][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
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  4. ^ "Causus defilippii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  6. ^ Spawls S, Branch B (1995). The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Oriental Press / Ralph Curtis Books. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.

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