Causus resimus

Causus resimus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Causus
Species:
C. resimus
Binomial name
Causus resimus
(W. Peters, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Heterophis resimus
    W. Peters, 1862
  • Causus resimus
    Bocage, 1886
  • Causus Jacksonii
    Günther, 1888
  • Causus nasalis
    Stejneger, 1893
  • C[ausus] resimus var. angolensis
    Bocage, 1895
  • Causus resimus
    Boulenger, 1896

Causus resimus, or green-night adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is found in isolated populations distributed across tropical Africa. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.