Common Night Adder
Causus rhombeatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Causus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 23
- How common
- Common
About
Common Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic and 18 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 48 more. Common: recorded in 308 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Coastal Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Wet Savanna
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
Related snakes
- Forest Night Adder Causus lichtensteinii
- Green Night Adder Causus resimus
- Snouted Night Adder Causus defilippii
- Spotted Night Adder Causus maculatus
- Two-lined Night Adder Causus bilineatus
- Rasmussen’s Night Adder Causus rasmusseni
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.