Reptile
Puff Adder
Bitis arietans · Viperidae
Best monthsMar–Apr · Octmost records
Records8,766in 27 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa4,834 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Puff Adder in brief
The puff adder (Bitis arietans) is a reptile of the Viperidae family.
Across the 27 countries we cover it has 8,766 published records, most of them from South Africa, Zambia and Kenya. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and October.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa4,834 records · best Oct, Mar
Zambia868 records · best Jun, May
Kenya458 records · best Jun, Sep
Zimbabwe420 records · best May, Dec
Tanzania382 records · best Jul, Jan
Democratic Republic of the Congo378 records · best Apr, Nov
Benin332 records · best Aug, Nov
Mozambique207 records · best Aug, Sep
Botswana206 records · best Apr, Dec
Angola132 records · best Jan, May
Malawi120 records · best Jun, Aug
Uganda100 records · best Dec, Feb
Senegal55 records · best Dec, May
Nigeria52 records · best May, Dec
Sudan38 records · best Jul, May
Central African Republic35 records · best Sep, Jan
Eswatini33 records · best Mar, Oct
Gambia26 records · best Nov, Feb
Somalia20 records · best Apr, Oct
Guinea17 records · best Apr, May
Rwanda12 records · best Mar, Aug
Chad11 records · best Sep, Dec
Guinea-Bissau10 records · best Jul, Aug
South Sudan7 records · best Apr, Nov
Burundi5 records · best Apr, May
Lesotho5 records · best Mar, Oct
Eritrea3 records · best May, 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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