Causus rhombeatus

Rhombic night adder
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Causus
Species:
C. rhombeatus
Binomial name
Causus rhombeatus
(Lichtenstein, 1823)
Synonyms
List
    • Sepedon rhombeata Lichtenstein, 1823
    • Coluber v nigrum F. Boie, 1827
    • Coluber V. nigrum Cuvier, 1829
    • Causus rhombeatus Wagler, 1830
    • Naja rhombeatus Schlegel, 1837
    • Aspedilaps rhombeatus Jan, 1859
    • Aspedilaps (Causus) rhombeatus Jan, 1863
    • Causus rhombeatus Boulenger, 1896
    • Causus rhombeatus var. taeniata Sternfeld, 1912
    • Causus rhombeatus rhombeatus Laurent, 1956
    • Causus rhombeatus FitzSimons, 1962
    • Sepedon rhombeatus Elter, 1981
    • Causus rhombeatus Golay et al., 1993

Causus rhombeatus, commonly known as the rhombic night adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Sub-Saharan Africa. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.

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