The red adder (Bitis rubida) is a viper species found only in Western Cape Province, South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognised. [3] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

Diagnosis: “Bitis rubida is characterized by lacking, or having greatly reduced, elongate scales (*horns') in the supraorbital region, and by having a drab, usually reddish, dorsal colouration. It can be distinguished from other small Bits by various scutellation features.

Full Name: Red Adder (Bitis rubida) Other Names: Rooiadder. Classification: VENOMOUS. Map indicating the distribution of the Red Adder in Southern Africa. A small adder averaging around 30 cm with a maximum length of 44 cm.

Red Adder (Bitis rubida) Described by Bill Branch as recently as 1997 collected from the Cederberg. It is an averaged sized dwarf adder of around 30cm but may exceed 40cm.

The red adder (Bitis rubida) is a venomous viper species found only in Western Cape Province, South Africa. In Nguni languages "iZansi" No subspecies are currently recognized.

Bitis rubida - Western Cape Natural habits – This is a widespread and variable species that occurs from low Karoo flats to high altitude mountains. It can be found in dry karoo scrub on gravel plains to fynbos and dry grasslands usually with rock outcrops.

Jun 12, 2017 · (Bitis rubida) A small adder averaging around 30 cm with a maximum length of 42 cm. The Red Adder is endemic to the Western Cape and adja-cent Northern Cape as well as the extreme western Eastern Cape where it inhabits rocky mountain slopes in succulent Karoo and Fyn-bos. Individuals are often found sheltering under rock slabs.

Bitis rubida is a venomous viper species found only in Western Cape Province, South Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. Most organisms interact with other organisms in some way or another, and how they do so usually defines how they fit into an ecosystem.

Branch, W. R. A new adder (Bitis; Viperidae) from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Chordata class

May 7, 2022 · Bitis rubida Branch, 1997 References [edit] Links [edit] Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Bitis rubida. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 May 2022. Vernacular names [edit] English: Red Adder. For more multimedia, look at Bitis rubida on Wikimedia Commons. Taxon identifiers: ADW: Bitis_rubida; ARKive: bitis-rubida;