Peringuey's Adder is additionally called Bitis peringueyi is a small snake with the average time 20-25 cm using a reported maximum duration of 32 cm. The top is short and flat with eyes upon the top of your head. B.peringueyi is roofed with strongly keeled scales, the littlest that are situated anteriorly. The eyes are separated by 6-9 scales, while each is flanked by 10-13 scales.
Peringuey's Adder
Peringuey's Adder is lying in the sand
Peringuey's Adder is in the sand
Peringuey's Adder in National geographic.
Peringuey's Adder is lying in the sand.
Peringuey's Adder or "Bitis peringueyi" is a venomous viper species that is found in Namibia and southern Angola. But no subspecies are currently recognized.
Description:
Peringuey's Adder is a small snake with an average length of 20–25 cm and a its maximum recorded length is of 32 cm
The head is short and flat with eyes located on top of the head—an adaptation for hunting. It is covered with strongly keeled scales, the smallest of which are located anteriorly. Its eyes are separated by 6-9 scales, while each is surrounded by 10-13 scales. 2-4 scales separate the suborbitals from the supralabials. The latter number 10-14, the sublabials 10-13. The chin shields contact the first 2-4 sublabials.
Peringuey's Adder has common names they are:
Peringuey's adder, Peringuey's desert adder, sidewinding adder, Namib dwarf sand adder, Dwarf puff adder, Namib desert sidewinding adder, Dwarf sand adder, Namib dwarf adder, Namib desert viper.
Peringuey's adder usually eats lizard.