Gaboon Viper Skull Replica

Description

Gaboon viper skull replica measures 3.5 x 2.5 x 3.9 inches. The Bitis gabonica is a museum quality polyurethane cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The Gaboon viper inhabits Guinea, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, northern Angola, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, eastern Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and northeast KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa.

The Gaboon viper inhabits rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. People  also referred to this reptile as the Gaboon adder, Gabon Viper, Forest Puff Adder and Swampjack Viper.

Like all vipers, it is venomous. It is the largest member of the genus Bitis, and it has the longest fangs up to 2 inches in length and the second highest venom yield of any snake next to the Malaysian King cobra.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Order: Squamata
• Suborder: Serpentes
• Family: Viperidae
• Genus: Bitis
• Species: B. gabonica
• Binomial name: Bitis gabonica
• Conservation status: Least concern

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