Plain Mountain Adder
Bitis inornata
Bitis inornata is a venomous viper species found only in Cape Province, South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
Adults of Bitis inornata average 25–40 cm (9.8–15.7 in) in total length (including tail), with a maximum recorded total length of 45 cm (18 in).
Range & habitat
Bitis inornata is endemic to Cape Province, South Africa. An isolated population exists on the Sneeuberg, eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The type locality is listed as "Sneeuwbergen, or Snow Mountains, ... immediately behind the village of Graaff Raynet" (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa). Spawls and Branch (1995) described it as known only from two isolated populations in southern Cape Province in South Africa: the first in the east, limited to the montane grassland of the Sneeuberge, from north of Graaff-Reinet to Cradock. A second population was discovered relatively recently on the upper slopes of the Cederberg in the west.
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 73701.