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Horned Adder

Bitis caudalis

Photo by JackBucknell
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Field Notes

Description:

Khaki skin with two prominent horns above each eye. Very flat spine when half buried in sand. Approx 20cm long.

Habitat:

Scrub desert, very few rocks, small bushes all around and a large pile of slate stone near by.

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Bitis caudalis

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2013

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