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Causus
Sign in to saveCausus is a genus of vipers found only in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a group considered to be among the most primitive members of the family Viperidae based on head scalation, oviparity, venom apparatus, and because they have round pupils. However, this is contradicted by recent molecular studies. Seven species are currently recognized as being valid. They are commonly known as night adders. Like all other vipers, they are venomous.
Species
Rhombic Night Adder
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 104
- Family
- Viperidae
- Collections
- KU, LACM, CAS, ANSP, CMN, UTA
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, RéPublique DéMocratique Du Congo, Sudan, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Liberia
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Geographic range
- Behavior
- Feeding
- Reproduction
- Venom
- Species
- Taxonomy
- References
- Further reading
Causus is a genus of vipers found only in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a group considered to be among the most primitive members of the family Viperidae based on head scalation, oviparity, venom apparatus, and because they have round pupils. However, this is contradicted by recent molecular studies. Seven species are currently recognized as being valid. They are commonly known as night adders. Like all other vipers, they are venomous.
==Description== Snakes of the genus Causus are fairly stout, never growing to more than in total length.
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