- Gaboon viper
- Bitis gabonica, a deadly, brightly marked, viperine snake found in tropical West Africa.
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Gaboon viper
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gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple. [1925 30] * * * ▪ snake also called Gabon viper extremely… … Universalium
gaboon viper — noun large heavy bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper • Syn: ↑Bitis gabonica • Hypernyms: ↑viper • Member Holonyms: ↑Bitis, ↑genus Bitis … Useful english dictionary
Gaboon viper — [gə bu:n] noun a large, thick bodied venomous African snake with a pair of horn like scales on the snout. [Bitis gabonica.] Origin 1920s: named after Gaboon (now Gabon) in Africa … English new terms dictionary
viper — viperish, adj. viperishly, adv. /vuy peuhr/, n. 1. any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, esp. V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia. 2. any related snakes belonging to the family Viperidae, characterized by… … Universalium
rhinoceros viper — ▪ snake also called river jack brightly coloured venomous snake of the family Viperidae that inhabits rainforests (rainforest) and swamps (swamp) of West and Central Africa. It prefers wet or damp environments and can even be found on… … Universalium
Aucoumea klaineana — Gaboon redirects here. For the viper, see Gaboon viper. Okoumé redirects here. For the Quebec based folk rock group, see Okoumé (band). Aucoumea klaineana Conservation status Vulnerable ( … Wikipedia
Bitis gabonica — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
List of viperine species and subspecies — Taxobox name = Viperinae image caption = Asp viper, Vipera aspis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Viperinae subfamilia authority =… … Wikipedia
Bitis gabonica — Gabunviper Gabunviper (Bitis gabonica rhinoceros) Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gabunviper — (Bitis gabonica rhinoceros) Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
