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'''Puff adder''' is a common name that can be used to refer to any of the following snakes:
'''Puff adder''' is a common name that can be used to refer to any of the following snakes:


* [[Bitis arietans]] - A venomous snake species found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref>
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* [[Bitis]] - Any other member of the same genus<ref name="Mal03"/> (14 species are currently recognized).<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634420 ''Bitis'' (TSN 634420)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 6 April 2007.</ref>
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* ''Heterodon platirhinos'' - A harmless North American colubrid.<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.</ref>
* ''Heterodon platirhinos'' - A harmless North American colubrid.
 
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Puff adder is a common name that can be used to refer to any of the following snakes:

  • External Article Bitis arietans: A venomous member of the Bitis genus, found in savannah and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rain forest regions. [e]
  • Developing Article Bitis: Genus of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. [e]
  • Heterodon platirhinos - A harmless North American colubrid.