Reptile
Mountain Adder
Bitis atropos · Viperidae
Best monthsJan–Feb · Sepmost records
Records2in 1 country
Most seen inLesotho2 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Mountain Adder in brief
The mountain adder (Bitis atropos) is a reptile of the Viperidae family — species of reptile.
In Lesotho it has 2 published records. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and September and fall to their lowest in February and March.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Lesotho2 records · best Jan, Sep
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All reptilesMore of the Viperidae family
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