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Bitis schneideri (BOETTGER, 1886)

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Higher TaxaViperidae, Viperinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Namaqua Dwarf Adder, Namaqua Puff Adder 
SynonymVipera schneideri BOETTGER 1886: 8
Bitis caudalis paucisquamatus MERTENS 1954: 218
Bitis paucisquamata MERTENS 1954: 218
Bitis schneideri — HAACKE 1975: 119
Bitis schneideri — WELCH 1994: 29
Bitis schneideri — MATTISON 1995: 83
Bitis (Calechidna) schneideri — LENK et al. 1999
Bitis schneideri — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 366
Bitis schneideri — MATTISON 2007: 85
Bitis (Calechidna) schneideri — WITTENBERG et al. 2014
Bitis schneideri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 94
Bitis (Calechidna) schneideri — BARLOW et al. 2019 
DistributionSW Namibia (southern regions of Namib desert, from Lüderitz Bay to Little Namaqualand),
Republic of South Africa

Type locality: "Angra Pequenia"[Lüderitz Bay, Namibia].  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: SMF 21019 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (5376 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentVenomous! 
EtymologyNamed after Dr. Oskar Schneider (1841-1903) of Dresden, who was a Professor, a conchologist and one of Boettger's friends. 
References
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