Forest Night Adder
Causus lichtensteinii
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Causus
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 19
- How common
- Recorded in 16 places on iNaturalist
About
Forest Night Adder (Causus lichtensteinii) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 14 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 22 more. Recorded in 16 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Semi-Desert
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Congo Basin Rainforest
- Guinean Rainforest
- African Montane Forest
- Miombo Woodland
Related snakes
- Common Night Adder Causus rhombeatus
- 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.