Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Viperidae Africa Middle East Taxonomy of the genus Bitis Biodiversity of the family Viperidae Bibliography of the genus Bitis (African Adders) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Bitis in general Akester, J. 1989. Captive breeding programme for African vipers (Bitis spp.). Conservationist (Harare) 50-51: 1-3. Bouillon, A. 1965. Serpentes danger! Zooleo 2: 1-76. Branch, W.R. 1989. A new adder (Bitis) from the Cedarberg, and the status of Bitis inornata (A. Smith, 1849): preliminary observations. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 36(1): 64-67. Derleyn, P.P. 1977. Notes sur les serpents du Burundi. Les genres Thrasops, Dendroaspis et Bitis. Revue de Zoologie Africaine 91(3): 525-537. Dorandeu, F. 1991. Les grandes viperes africaines du genre Bitis Gray, 1842 et leur venin. Apercus zoologique, biochimique et clinique. Medecine Tropicale 51(3): 293-306. Hoser, R.T. 2013. A formal five-way division of the Gaboon Viper species complex: Bitis (Macrocerastes) gabonica (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854) and a two-way division of the Nose-horned Viper species complex Bitis (Macrocerastes) nasicornis (Shaw, 1802) (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bitisini). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 19: 25-31. Hoser, R.T. 2013. African adders (Bitis Gray, 1842), reviewed, including, two new subgenera, five new species of Puff adder, all formerly Bitis arietans (Merrem, 1820) subspecific division of Bitis caudalis (Smith, 1839) and division of the Berg Adders Bitis atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Viperidae: Bitisini). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 19: 3-24. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1945. Opinion 188. Suppression of the name Cobra Laurenti 1768 and suspension of the rules for Bitis Gray, 1842. Opinions and Declarations of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 3(7): 77-87. Lenk, P.; Herrmann, H.W.; Joger, U.; Wink, M. 1999. Phylogeny and taxonomic subdivision of Bitis (Reptilia: Viperidae) based on molecular evidence. Kaupia Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 31-38. Markley, H.R. 1992. The giant vipers of Africa in the wild and in captivity. Vivarium (Lakeside) 4(1): 22-27. Peters, U. 1988. African vipers of the genus Bitis. Snake Keeper 2(11): 15-19. Stejneger, L.H. 1936. Types of the amphibian and reptilian genera proposed by Laurenti in 1768. Copeia 1936(3): 133-141. Wittenberg, R.D.; Jadin, R.C.; Fenwick, A.M.; Gutberlet, R.L. 2015. Recovering the evolutionary history of Africa's most diverse viper genus: morphological and molecular phylogeny of Bitis (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15(1): 115-125. Bitis albanica Branch, W.R. 1999. Dwarf adders of the Bitis cornuta-inornata complex (Serpentes: Viperidae) in southern Africa. Kaupia Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 39-63. Underwood, G. 1968. On the status of some South African vipers. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums 6: 81-85. Bitis arietans Anonymous. 1967. Adder for a playmate. Loris 11: 124. Al Asmari, A.; Rajamohammed, A.M.; Khan, H.A. 2014. Identification and phylogeny of Arabian snakes: Comparison of venom chromatographic profiles versus 16S rRNA gene sequences. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 21(5): 436-441. Alexander, G.J.; Kruger, C. 2010. Natural history notes: Bitis arietans arietans (Merrem, 1820). Puff Adder. Winter mating activity. African Herp News 50: 30-34. Alexander, G.J.; Maritz, B. 2010. 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Les reptiles de la Kasapa (Elisábethville). Publ. Univ. Elisábethville 7: 65-89. Boycott, R.C. 1978. Puff adder birth. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 17(1): 21. Branch, D.; Branch, W.R. 2004. Bitis arietans. Puff Adder. Arboreal behaviour. African Herp News 37: 26-27. Branch, W.R. 1999. Bitis arietans peghullae Stewart 1973 (Serpentes: Viperidae): a valid race of puff adder? African Journal of Herpetology 48(1-2): 15-19. Broadley, D.G. 1974. Ophiophagy in Bitis arietans in Zambia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 12: 30-31. Broadley, D.G.; Parker, R.H. 1976. Natural hybridization between the puff adder and gaboon viper in Zululand. (Serpentes: Viperidae). Durban Museum Novitates 11(3): 77-83. Campbell, W.A. 1958. Birth of puffadders and swallowing of young. African Wild Life 12: 164. Cansdale, G.S. 1958. West African snakes: Correction to fig. of E. carinatus, vol. 14, p. 113, should be B. arietans. Nigerian Field 23: 47-48. Capocaccia, L. 1955. Contributo allo studio della distribuzione geografica di Bitis lachesis somalica Parker. Doriana 2(60): 1-7. Chandra, A.; Sagredo, K. 2013. Die Puffotter (Bitis arietans). Terraria-Elaphe 2013(44): 34-42. Chenaux-Repond, R. 1974. Cattle egrets mob swimming puff adder. Honeyguide 78: 46-47. Clapp, J.A. 1977. Courtship behaviour in the puff adder. EANHS (East Africa Natural History Society) Bulletin 1977: 7-8. Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. 1988. The puff adder (Bitis arietans). British Herpetological Society Bulletin 26: 23-25. Coborn, J. 1977. Observations on the genus Bitis. Report Cotswold Herpetological Symposium 1977: 37-41. Cochran, D.M. 1944. Dangerous reptiles (popular). Rep. Smithson. Instn. 1943: 275-325. Coulson, I.M.; Riddell, I.C. 1988. Growth of an African puff adder (Bitis arietans arietans) in captivity - first year of life. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 35(1): 35-36. Donald, L.J. 1962. Foods and feeding [Bitis arietans, Trimerorhinus tritaeniatus]. Lammergeyer 2(1): 70. Dowling, H.G. 1959. Rattles and hisses and rasping scales. Animal Kingdom 62: 140-142. Egan, V.T. 1996. African puff adders Bitis arietans. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine 1996(May-June): 26-32. Elzen, P. van den 1983. Zur herpetofauna des Brandberges, Südwest-Afrika. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 34(1-3): 293-309. Eniang, E.A.; Ebin, C.O.; Luiselli, L. 2002. On the composition of the snake fauna of Okwangwo division of Cross River National Park, a hilly forest-savanna transition zone in south-eastern Nigeria (Squamata: Serpentes). Herpetozoa 15(1-2): 79-82. FitzSimons, V. 1956. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. Fauna and Flora (Pretoria) 7: 89-106. FitzSimons, V.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A short account of the reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe 1: 99-104. Frade, F.; Manacas, S. 1955. Serpentes do Ultramar portugues. Garcia de Orta Sér. Zool. (Lisboa) 3(4): 547-553. French, M.R. 1959. Case history of a puff adder bite in Salisbury. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 8: 9. Geniez, M.; Geniez, P. 1995. Nouvelles observations sur l'herpetofaune marocaine, 4: le Sahara Occidental, 2. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 67-68: 1-10. Gillespie, S.; Patterson, R.W.; Morgan, D.R. 1992. The first captive propagation of striped-phase puff adders (Bitis arietans). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40: 95-96. Girard, F. 1999. Geographical distribution: Geographical distribution: Bitis arietans (Merrem, 1820). Puff Adder. South Africa: Northern Cape Province. African Herp News 28: 34. Glaudas, X.; Alexander, G. 2014. Natural history notes: Bitis arietans (Puff Adder). Foraging behavior. Herpetological Review 45(1): 139-140. Glaudas, X.; Kearney, T.C.; Alexander, G.J. 2017. Museum specimens bias measures of snake diet: a case study using the ambush-foraging Puff Adder (Bitis arietans). Herpetologica 73(2): 121–128. Glaudas, X.; Kearney, T.C.; Alexander, G.J. 2017. To hold or not to hold? The effects of prey type and size on the predatory strategy of a venomous snake. Journal of Zoology (London) 302(3): 211-218 Goddard, M.G. 1962. Case history of a puff adder (Bilis arietans) bite. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 17-18: 15-16. Haagner, G.V. 1990. The maintenance of puffadders (Bitis a. arietans) in captivity, with notes on captive breeding. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 38: 53-55. Heck, L. 1956. Puffotter-Fang im Trockenbett des Swacop. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 9(2): 52-3. Heuwinkel, H.; Beigel-Heuwinkel, U. 2006. Alarmrufe von Dreifarbglanzstaren (Lamprotornis superbus) bei Entdeckung eines Bodenfeindes. Acta Biologica Benrodis 13: 249-252. Hoier, R. 1950. A travers plaines et volcans au Pare National Albert. Reptiles. pp. 119-127. Bruxelles. 174 pp. Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1986. Growth of puff adders (Bitis arietans) in captivity. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 32(1): 19-23. Janecek, J. 1976. An exceptionally large puff adder brood Bitis arietans at Dvur Kralove Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 16: 85-86. Keyter, B.J. 1958. The birth of puffadders. African Wild Life 12: 76. Knight, A.P. 1959. More about puff adders. African Wild Life 13: 84. Lake, A. 1999. Amateur breeding of the Puff Adder, Bitis arietans. African Herp News 28: 16-17. Lombard, G.L. 1958. Birth of baby puffadders and swallowing of young. African Wild Life 12: 253. Machts, T. 2015. Eine Beobachtung zur Ophiophagie bei der Puffotter (Bitis arietans). Terraria-Elaphe 2015(51): 58-61. Maritz, B. 2013. Natural history notes: Bitis arietans arietans (Merrem, 1820). Predation. African Herp News 59: 21-28. Maurer, F.W. 1975. Observation of a mating pair of African puff adders, Bitis arietans arietans. Botswana Notes and Records 7: 198-201. Mertens, R. 1968. Remarks on the scientific name of the African puff adder. 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