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Bitis gabonica rhinocerous
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Anonymous post on November 5, 2004
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Hello. Alot of people are confused with this latin name. Alot of people think that Bitis gabonica rhinocerous is the rhinocerous viper but it isnt. The rhinocerous viper is Bitis nasicornis. The Gaboon viper is Bitis gabonica rhinocerous.
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by Phobos on November 5, 2004
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Hi:
Actually your mostly right. Bitis gabonica rhinocerous is the West African Gaboon Viper; Bitis gabonica gabonica is the East African Gaboon Viper. As you said Bitis nasicornis is the Rhino Viper or sometimes known as the "River Jack".
Cheers!
Al
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by Richie on November 6, 2004
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Hello Phobos,
In fact both Bitis gabonica AND Bitis gabonica rhinoceros occur in West Africa. Their natural ranges actually overlap, so both can be referred to as the West African Gaboon Viper.
Viperman (U.K)
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by bush_viper17 on November 6, 2004
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the east african has two stripes on its face and the west african has only 1, or is it the other way around.
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by Richie on November 6, 2004
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The East African Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica gabonica) has two dark brown stripes on either side of the head. The dark stripes are seperated by a pale stripe that runs between them.
The West African Gaboon Viper (both Bitis gabonica and Bitis gabonica rhinoceros) has a single dark brown/tan stripe on either side of the head. Each stripe runs from the edge of the eye to the edge of the upper lips, in a "20 to the hour" direction.
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by Snake17 on November 6, 2004
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Bitis gabonica rhinocerus has recently been raised to species status folks. It`s Bitis rhinocerus now.
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Anonymous post on November 7, 2004
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Another name I came up with for the gaboon viper is the Ninja Adder
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