Causus rhombeatus

Causus rhombeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Subphylum:	Vertebrata;
Class:	Reptilia;
Order:	Squamata;
Suborder:	Serpentes;
Family:	Viperidae;
Subfamily:	Causinae;
Genus:	Causus;
Species:	C. rhombeatus;
Binomial name
	Causus rhombeatus; (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms
	Sepedon rhombeata - Lichtenstein, 1823; Col[uber]. v nigrum - F. Boie, 1827; Col[uber]. V. nigrum - Cuvier, 1829; [Causus] rhombeatus - Wagler, 1830; Naja rhombeatus - Schlegel, 1837; Aspedilaps rhombeatus - Jan, 1859; A[spedilaps]. (Causus) rhombeatus - Jan, 1863; Causus rhombeatus - Boulenger, 1896; C[ausus]. rhombeatus var. taeniata - Sternfeld, 1912; Causus rhombeatus rhombeatus - Laurent, 1956; Causus rhombeatus - FitzSimons, 1962; Sepedon rhombeatus - Elter, 1981; Causus rhombeatus - Golay et al., 1993;

Common names: rhombic night adder.^[2]^[3]

Causus rhombeatus is a venomous viper species found in subsaharan Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[4]

Description

The average length is 60 cm, but the reported maximum is 93 cm (for a male collected in eastern Zimbabwe).^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
↑ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
↑ Causus rhombeatus (TSN 634840). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 14 August 2006.