Puff adder

Part of a collection of African specimens including bird eggs and reptiles (mostly snakes) donated by Captain CRS Pitman of London in 1959. This half grown female was collected at Liwale by CJP Ionides in April 1957. Original label bears the number 7206.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
51/1959/12
Collection Class
Reptiles
Collection Area Region
East Africa
Collector Excavator
Pitman, Captain Charles Robert Senhouse (from the collection of): Ionides, Mr Constantine J P
Common Name
puff adder
Simple Name
reptile: preserved in spirit
Period Classification
Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)
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VIPERIDAE: Bitis arietans (Merrem):  puff adder