This climbing behavior is aided by a partially prehensile tail. Although mainly terrestrial, they are also known to climb into trees and thickets, where they have been found up to 3 m (9.8 ft) above the ground. Their vivid coloration actually gives them excellent camouflage in the dappled light conditions of the forest floor, making them almost invisible. Primarily nocturnal, they hide during the day in leaf litter, in holes, around fallen trees or tangled roots of forest trees. Its range is therefore more restricted than B. It mainly occurs in forested areas, rarely venturing into woodlands. The type locality is listed only as "interior parts of Africa." nasicornis is found from southern Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia to Ghana in West Africa, and in Central Africa in the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Angola, Rwanda, Uganda and western Kenya. nasicornis in Kibale National Park, Ugandaī. After they shed their skins, the bright colors fade quickly as silt from their generally moist habitat accumulates on the rough scales. Western specimens are more blue, while those from the east are more green. The belly is dull green to dirty white, strongly marbled and blotched in black and gray. The top of the head is blue or green, overlaid with a distinct black arrow mark.
Many of the lateral scales have white tips, giving the snake a velvety appearance.
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A series of dark crimson triangles run down the flanks, narrowly bordered with green or blue. These are enclosed within irregular, black, rhombic blotches. The color pattern consists of a series of 15–18 blue or blue-green, oblong markings, each with a lemon-yellow line down the center. (2004) stated there are 12–32 subcaudals, paired, and males have the higher numbers of them. (2003) reported the subcaudals number 16–32, with males having a higher count (25–30) than females (16–19). There are 117–140 ventral scales and the anal scale is single. These are so rough and heavily keeled that they sometimes inflict cuts on handlers when the snakes struggle. Midbody there are 31–43 dorsal scale rows. The fangs are not large: rarely more than 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long. It has a distinctive set of two or three horn-like scales on the end of the nose, the front pair of which may be quite long. The head is narrow, flat, triangular and relatively small compared to the rest of the body. He also states that: "in case of the horned puff-adder, the young when born are a foot long" (~30 cm), which is 20 to 65 percent longer than the average birth length given by Spawls et al. gabonica (gaboon viper) grow to "between four and five feet" (about 120 to 150 cm) in Liberia. Explorer Harry Johnston (1858 – 1927) mentions in his book 'Liberia' (1906) that adult "puff-adders" of the species B. (2004) mentioned a maximum total length of 120 cm (47 in), but admitted this is exceptional, quoting an average total length of 60–90 cm (about 24–35 inches). Large and stout, it ranges in total length (body + tail) from 72 to 107 cm (about 28 to 42 inches). Interestingly the dutch name for Bitis nasicornis is "rhinoceros puff adder" ( Dutch: neushoornpofadder), while Bitis caudalis (horned adder) is named "horned puff adder" ( Dutch: gehoornde pofadder). The name "horned puff adder" (in relation to the viper subfamily "puff adders", today synonumous with the genus Bitis) is also a historical name for Bitis caudalis ( horned adder) and can cause confusion. The common name butterfly viper is therefore more distinct and preferred to avoid confusion.
Historically this species was referred to as the rhinoceros viper (for example German: Nashornviper, French: Vipère rhinocéros) but this introduced confusion after the reclassification of the closely related species Bitis rhinoceros. Americo-Liberians apparently call adult "puff-adders", such as the B. Its common and historical names include butterfly viper, rhinoceros viper, river jack, rhinoceros horned viper, horned puff adder and rhinoceros puff adder. Its common names include butterfly viper, rhinoceros viper, river jack and many more (see section: common names).
This large viper is known for its striking coloration and prominent nasal "horns". Duméril, 1854īitis nasicornis is a viper species belonging to the genus Bitis, part of a subfamily known "puff-adders", found in the forests of West and Central Africa.
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