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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>
* [[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>
* [[Bitis]] - Any other member of the same genus<ref name="Mal03"/> (14 species are currently recognized).<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634420|taxon=Bitis|year=2006|date=26 August}}</ref>
* [[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>
* [[Eastern Hognose Snake|Heterodon platyrhinos]] - A harmless [[North America]]n [[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.<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>


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Revision as of 05:31, 6 April 2007

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.[1]
  • Bitis - Any other member of the same genus[1] (14 species are currently recognized).[2]
  • Heterodon platirhinos - A harmless North American colubrid.[3]

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. Bitis (TSN 634420) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 6 April 2007.
  3. Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-4014-0463-0.
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