Snake Species: Bitis spp., Puff adder, Gaboon viper and others
Distribution of Terrestrial Snakes in Central and Southern Africa
Bitis albanica
| Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) | S | E-Cape Province |
Bitis arietans
| Angola | X | |
| Benin | X | |
| Botswana | X | |
| Burkina Faso | X | |
| Cameroon | X | |
| Central African Republic | X | |
| Congo-Brazaville | X | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) | N+E+S | |
| Ethiopia & Eritrea | X | |
| Gabon & Equatorial Guinea | E | Eastern Gabon only |
| Ghana | X | |
| Guinea & Guinea Bissau | X | |
| Ivory Coast | X | |
| Kenya | X | |
| Liberia | ? | |
| Malawi | X | |
| Mozambique | X | |
| Namibia | X | |
| Nigeria | X | |
| Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) | X | |
| Rwanda & Burundi | X | |
| Senegal (including Gambia) | X | |
| Sierra Leone | X | |
| Somalia | X | |
| South Sudan | X | |
| Sudan | S | |
| Tanzania | X | |
| Togo | X | |
| Uganda | X | |
| Zambia | X | |
| Zimbabwe | X |
Bitis armata
| Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) | SW | SW-Cape Province |
Bitis atropos
Bitis caudalis
Bitis cornuta
Bitis gabonica
Bitis harenna
| Ethiopia & Eritrea | X | Oromia Region Ethiopia |
Bitis heraldica
| Angola | C |
Bitis inornata
| Republic of South Africa (including Lesotho & Swaziland) | S | Eastern Cape |
Bitis nasicornis
| Angola | NW | |
| Benin | S | |
| Cameroon | C+S | |
| Central African Republic | SW+S | |
| Congo-Brazaville | X | |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) | X | |
| Gabon & Equatorial Guinea | X | |
| Ghana | C+S | |
| Guinea & Guinea Bissau | SE | SE Guinea only |
| Ivory Coast | C+S | |
| Kenya | W | |
| Liberia | X | |
| Nigeria | S | |
| Rwanda & Burundi | X | |
| Sierra Leone | SE | |
| South Sudan | S | |
| Tanzania | NW+NE | |
| Togo | W | |
| Uganda | X |
Bitis parviocula
| Ethiopia & Eritrea | SW+S | Ethiopia only |
Bitis peringueyi
Bitis rhinoceros
| Ghana | C+S | |
| Guinea & Guinea Bissau | W+SW+S+SE+X | |
| Ivory Coast | C+S | |
| Liberia | X | |
| Sierra Leone | X | |
| Togo | W |
Bitis rubida
Bitis schneideri
Bitis worthingtoni
| Kenya | SW |