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Bitis ID

Postby trace » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:16 pm

Could any one please ID this Bitis? It was found in the Cederberg area.

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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Westley Price » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:22 pm

Bitis rubida
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Neurotoxic » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:27 pm

Albany Adder (Bitis albanica)
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Rob » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:30 pm

A very gravid Bitis rubida
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Serpy » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:47 pm

Nice!!
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Urucone » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:47 pm

albany
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Westley Price » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:52 pm

B. albanice from the Cedarberg?

Hmmmmmmmm......

Someone should have a look at their field guide ;)
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Serpy » Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:54 pm

No definitely not albany adder, I agree with Wesley and Rob
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Urucone » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:17 pm

I'll stick with the exotics, I don't do the local thing.But usually I have a slight idea. :oops:
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby TonyK » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:28 pm

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Just look how different the head markings are(B rubida) compared to this B armata.
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby trace » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:44 pm

Don't you mean B. albanica?
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby TonyK » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:04 pm

Trace disregard the reference to B.albanica,as far as I know they are only found in the Algoa Bay area and maybe a little inland.You will never find one in the Cedarberg.The 3 dwarfs from Cedarberg should be B.atropos,B.rubida and B.cornuta.Then in the Southern Cape B.armata as in the pic I posted.Sorry if your thread is going off track.
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby Eyelash » Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:18 pm

WOW...Love them...Nice find Trace !
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Re: Bitis ID

Postby rubida » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:02 pm

Bitis rubida

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Re: Bitis ID

Postby boaboy » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:52 pm

Just out of interest do you guys reckon you could find an albany adder up to say Bathurst area?

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