Bitis arietans somalica, Somali puff adder
Bitis arietans somalica (Somali: Abeeso) also known as the Somali puff adder, is a venomous viper subspecies found only in Somalia, Somaliland, eastern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. It is distinguished from B. a. arietans by its keeled subcaudals.
Normally, B. arietans grows to a total length (body and tail) around 800–900 mm (about 32-36 in). In northern Kenya, Somalia, and Somaliland, though, they grow unusually large, reaching total lengths up to 1,905 mm (75.0 in).
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withThis snake is found in northeastern Kenya, eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (including Coiama Island), and Somaliland. The type locality given is "Bohodle, 2100 ft., Somaliland" (Bohodle, 640 m, Somaliland).