Bitis rubida Branch, 1997 is a animal in the Viperidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Bitis rubida Branch, 1997
Bitis rubida is a small viper species with several isolated populations found in Western Cape Province, South Africa.
This species, Bitis rubida, was first described by Branch in 1997. The maximum recorded total length, which includes both the body and the tail, is 41.9 cm (16.5 in) for females, and 37.7 cm (14.8 in) for males. Several isolated populations of this species occur in the northern Cape Fold Mountains and the inland escarpment of Western Cape Province, South Africa.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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