Gaboon viper

Gaboon viper
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bitis
Species:	B. gabonica
Binomial name
	Bitis gabonica; (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)
	Distribution range
Synonyms
	Echidna Gabonica A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854; Bitis gabonica — Boulenger, 1896; Cobra gabonica — Mertens, 1937; Bitis gabonica gabonica ; — Mertens, 1951; Bi[tis]. javonica Suzuki & Iwanga, 1970; Bitis gabonica — Golay et al., 1993;

The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa.^[1]^[3]^[2] Like all other vipers, it is venomous. It is the largest member of the genus Bitis,^[4]^[5] and has the longest fangs of any venomous snake – up to 2 inches (5 cm) in length – and the highest venom yield of any snake.^[5]^[6] No subspecies are recognized.^[3]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Luiselli, L.; Beraduccii, J.; Howell, K.; Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Chirio, L.; Kusamba, C.; Gonwouo, N.L.; LeBreton, M.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G.; Chippaux, J.-P. (2021). "Bitis gabonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13300893A13300904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T13300893A13300904.en. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Mal03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Mark Carwardine (2008). Animal Records. Sterling. p. 169. ISBN 9781402756238.
^ "Bitis gabonica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[IUCN-1] Luiselli, L.; Beraduccii, J.; Howell, K.; Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Chirio, L.; Kusamba, C.; Gonwouo, N.L.; LeBreton, M.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G.; Chippaux, J.-P. (2021). "Bitis gabonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13300893A13300904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T13300893A13300904.en. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[McD99-2] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[RDB-3] Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[SB95-4] Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8

[Mal03-5] Cite error: The named reference Mal03 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Mark Carwardine (2008). Animal Records. Sterling. p. 169. ISBN 9781402756238.

[ITIS-7] "Bitis gabonica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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Gaboon viper

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Bitis
Species:	B. gabonica
Binomial name
*Bitis gabonica* (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854)

Distribution range
Synonyms^[2]
Echidna Gabonica A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Bitis gabonica — Boulenger, 1896 Cobra gabonica — Mertens, 1937 Bitis gabonica gabonica — Mertens, 1951 Bi[tis]. javonica Suzuki & Iwanga, 1970 Bitis gabonica — Golay et al., 1993