Bitis albanica HEWITT, 1937

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Higher Taxa	Viperidae, Viperinae, Serpentes (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	Albany Adder
Synonym	Bitis cornuta albanica HEWITT 1937: 76 Bitis albanica — BRANCH 1999: 57 Bitis albanica — DOBIEY & VOGEL 2007
Distribution	Republic of South Africa (Eastern Cape Province from Port Elizabeth to near Committees) Type locality: Kleinpoort, near Committees, 25 km ENE of Grahamstown (33°14’S, 26°46’ E). Map legend: - Type locality. - Region according to the TDWG standard, not a precise distribution map. NOTE: TDWG regions are generated automatically from the text in the distribution field and this does not always work properly. We are working on it.
Types	Lectotype: PEM R8279 (previously AM 6860)
Comment	Venomous! A very rare and probably endangered species (known only from 8 specimens).
References	Branch,W.R. 1999. Dwarf adders of the Bitis cornuta-inornata complex (Serptentes: Viperidae) in Southern Africa. Kaupia (Darmstadt) (8): 39-63 Dobiey, M. & Vogel, G. 2007. Venomous Snakes of Africa/Giftschlangen Afrikas. Terralog 15, Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, 150 pp. Hewitt ,J. 1937. A guide to the vertebrate fauna of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Part II: reptile, amphibians, and freshwater fishes. Grahamstown, vii + 141 pp. Lenk,P.; Herrmann,H. W.; Joger,U. & Wink,M. 1999. Phylogeny and taxonomic subdivision of Bitis (Reptilia: Viperidae) based on molecular evidence. Kaupia (Darmstadt) (8): 31-38 - get paper here Phelps, T. 2010. Old World Vipers. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 558 pp. [critical review in Sauria 33 (3): 19 and HR 43: 503]
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