- rhinoceros viper
- Bitis nasicornis, a venomous, brightly colored, viperine snake found in tropical Africa, characterized by the presence of a pair of hornlike growths on its snout.
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rhinoceros viper
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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
rhinoceros viper — noun : a heavy bodied brightly colored West African viper (Bitis nasicornis) with a pair of hornlike outgrowths on the snout called also river jack * * * rhinoceros viper, a brilliantly colored viper of the rain forests of central Africa, having… … Useful english dictionary
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Nose-horned viper — may refer to: Vipera ammodytes, a.k.a. the sand viper, a venomous species found in southern Europe through to the Balkans and parts of the Middle East. Bitis nasicornis, a.k.a. the rhinoceros viper, a venomous species found in the forests of West … Wikipedia
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Bitis parviocula — Taxobox name = Bitis parviocula regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Viperidae subfamilia = Viperinae genus = Bitis species = B. parviocula binomial = Bitis… … Wikipedia
Bitis — ▪ snake genus snake genus belonging to the venomous viper family Viperidae, including the puff adders (e.g., Bitis arietans; see adder), the Gaboon viper (q.v.; B. gabonica), and the rhinoceros viper (q.v.; B. nasicornis). There are a dozen … Universalium
