- heraldica, B. inorata, B. peringueyi, B. rubida, B. schneideri, B.
xeropaga Macrocerastes – B. gabonica, B. nasicornis, B.
parviocula Keniabitis – B. worthingtoni...
- head
behind the eyes. However, it can be told
apart from all
other Macrocerastes (or 'Bitis')
species by
their unique colouring,
markings and braincase...
- — W. Peters, 1882
Bitis gabonica rhinoceros — Mertens, 1951
Bitis (
Macrocerastes)
rhinoceros — Lenk et al., 1999
Bitis rhinoceros —
Dobiey & Vogel, 2007...
-
Bibron & Duméril, 1854),
Urobelus gabonica (Lebreton, 1999),
Bitis (
Macrocerastes)
gabonica Lenk et al., 1999,
Vipera rhinoceros Schlegel, 1855, Echidna...