Bitis (Puff Adders)

Genus

Puff Adders

Bitis

8 species in our catalog · found in 45 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Puff Adder
LC

Puff Adder

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis arietans

30–40% · Possible
Horned Adder
LC

Horned Adder

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis caudalis

20–30% · Possible
Gaboon Adder
VU

Gaboon Adder

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis gabonica

Insufficient data
Rhinoceros Viper
VU

Rhinoceros Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis nasicornis

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC

Many-horned Adder

Reptile

Bitis cornuta

10–20% · With luck
Berg Adder
LC

Berg Adder

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis atropos

5–10% · With luck
Albany Adder
EN

Albany Adder

Reptile

Bitis albanica

<5% · Rare
Red Adder
LC

Red Adder

Reptile

Bitis rubida

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Puff Adders

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 3
40–50%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
30–40%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
20–30%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
20–30%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
6 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
20–30%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
20–30%
8 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
20–30%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
20–30%
11 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1
10–20%
12 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
10–20%
13 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
10–20%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
15 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
10–20%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
18 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
19 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
21 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
23 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi 1
10–20%
24 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
25 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
26 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
5–10%
27 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
5–10%
28 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
30 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
5–10%
31 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
5–10%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
5–10%
33 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
5–10%
34 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
35 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
36 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
37 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
5–10%
38 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
39 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
5–10%
40 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
5–10%
41 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
5–10%
42 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
5–10%
43 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
5–10%
44 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
45 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%