Kenya Horned Viper
Bitis worthingtoni
Bitis worthingtoni, also known commonly as the Kenya horned viper and the Kenyan horned viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Kenya. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
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Description
B. worthingtoni usually grows to a total length (including tail) of 20 to 40 cm (7.9 to 15.7 in), with a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitats of B. worthingtoni are grassland, rocky areas, savanna, and shrubland. B. worthingtoni is restricted to Kenya's high central Rift Valley at elevations of 1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft). The type locality given for B. worthingtoni is the "shore of Lake Naivasha [Kenya]".
Wikipedia: “Geographic range and habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, worthingtoni, is in honor of British zoologist Edgar Barton Worthington, collector of the first specimen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30860.