Bitis peringueyi, also known commonly as Peringuey's adder, Peringuey's desert adder, and the desert sidewinding adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Namibia and southern Angola. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole family. Vipers and pit vipers; all species venomous Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cerastes vipera — venomous
- Cerastes gasperettii — venomous
- Cerastes cerastes — venomous
- Bitis caudalis — venomous
- Dipsina multimaculata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bitis
- Species
- Bitis peringueyi
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