| Southern adder | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Bitis |
| Species: | B. armata
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| Binomial name | |
| Bitis armata (A. Smith, 1826)
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The southern adder (Bitis armata) is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]