Bitis (Puff Adders)

Genus

Puff Adders

Bitis

8 species in our catalog · found in 37 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

30–40% · Possible
Gaboon Adder
VU

Gaboon Adder

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis gabonica

Insufficient data
Many-horned Adder
LC

Many-horned Adder

Reptile

Bitis cornuta

10–20% · Possible
Rhinoceros Viper
VU

Rhinoceros Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Bitis nasicornis

Insufficient data
Berg Adder
LC

Berg Adder

Reptile

Bitis atropos

10–20% · With luck
🦎 No photo available
EN

Albany Adder

Reptile

Bitis albanica

0–10% · Rare
Red Adder
LC

Red Adder

Reptile

Bitis rubida

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
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
10–20
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
50–60%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
30–40%
3 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
30–40%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
20–30%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
6 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
20–30%
7 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 1
20–30%
8 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
20–30%
9 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
20–30%
10 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
20–30%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 2
10–20%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
13 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
10–20%
14 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 2
10–20%
16 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
18 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
10–20%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
10–20%
21 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
22 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 1
10–20%
23 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
24 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
10–20%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
10–20%
26 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 1
10–20%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
28 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
30 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 1
0–10%
31 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
32 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
0–10%
33 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 1
0–10%
34 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 1
0–10%
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%
36 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
37 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
0–10%