"Bitis"@pt . . . . . "Pofadders"@nl . . . . . . . . . . . "1914391"^^ . . . . "\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0430 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u0430"@uk . . . . . . "Puffottern"@de . . . . "Bitis Viperidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Afrikan bizi dira."@eu . . . . . "Bitis \u00E9 um g\u00E9nero de v\u00EDboras venenosas que se distribui pela \u00C1frica e Pen\u00EDnsula Ar\u00E1bica meridional. Inclui as maiores e menores v\u00EDboras de todo o mundo. Os seus membros s\u00E3o conhecidos pelas suas caracter\u00EDsticas demonstra\u00E7\u00F5es de amea\u00E7a que incluem inflar e desinflar os seus corpos ao mesmo tempo que emitem silvos e sopros bastante aud\u00EDveis. A esp\u00E9cie-tipo para este g\u00E9nero \u00E9 B. arietans, a qual \u00E9 tamb\u00E9m a v\u00EDbora com maior distribui\u00E7\u00E3o em \u00C1frica. Actualmente s\u00E3o reconhecidas 14 esp\u00E9cies. Os membros de este g\u00E9nero s\u00E3o vulgarmente conhecidos como v\u00EDboras-aficanas, ou v\u00EDboras-sopradoras."@pt . . . . . . . "Bitis"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Bitis es un g\u00E9nero de serpientes de la familia Viperidae que incluye varias especies de v\u00EDboras aut\u00F3ctonas del sur de Arabia y de \u00C1frica.[cita requerida]"@es . . "Bitis Viperidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Afrikan bizi dira."@eu . . "\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0435 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u0438 (\u043B\u0430\u0442. Bitis) \u2014 \u0440\u043E\u0434 \u044F\u0434\u043E\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044B\u0445 \u0437\u043C\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0435\u043C\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0413\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u043E\u0432\u044B\u0445."@ru . "\u30A2\u30D5\u30EA\u30AB\u30A2\u30C0\u30FC\u5C5E\uFF08\u30A2\u30D5\u30EA\u30AB\u30A2\u30C0\u30FC\u305E\u304F\u3001Bitis\uFF09\u306F\u3001\u722C\u866B\u7DB1\u6709\u9C57\u76EE\u30AF\u30B5\u30EA\u30D8\u30D3\u79D1\u306B\u542B\u307E\u308C\u308B\u5C5E\u3002"@ja . . . "Bitis \u00E4r ett sl\u00E4kte av ormar som ing\u00E5r i familjen huggormar. Storleken varierar mycket inom sl\u00E4ktet. N\u00E5gra arter som Bitis schneideri blir bara upp till 27 cm l\u00E5nga och andra arter som Gabonhuggorm \u00E4r kraftiga och \u00F6ver 2 meter l\u00E5nga. Sl\u00E4ktets medlemmar f\u00F6rekommer i Afrika och vistas i olika habitat fr\u00E5n regnskogar p\u00E5 ena sidan till torra gr\u00E4smarker och \u00F6knar p\u00E5 andra sidan. Dessa ormar jagar fr\u00E4mst \u00F6dlor och mindre d\u00E4ggdjur. Det giftiga bettet fr\u00E5n stora arter medf\u00F6r allvarliga reaktioner hos m\u00E4nniskor. N\u00E5gra av sl\u00E4ktets mindre arter \u00E4r s\u00E4llsynta. Honor f\u00F6der levande ungar (ovovivipari)."@sv . . . . . . . "\uBED0\uB054\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uC18D(Bitis)\uC740 \uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uACFC \uC5D0 \uB538\uB9B0 \uB3C5\uC0AC\uC758 \uD55C \uC18D\uC774\uB2E4. \uC544\uD504\uB9AC\uCE74 \uC804\uC5ED\uACFC \uC544\uB77C\uBE44\uC544 \uBC18\uB3C4 \uB0A8\uBD80\uC5D0\uC11C \uBC1C\uACAC\uB41C\uB2E4 \uC138\uACC4\uC5D0\uC11C \uAC00\uC7A5 \uD070 \uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uC640 \uAC00\uC7A5 \uC791\uC740 \uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uAC00 \uBAA8\uB450 \uC774 \uC18D\uC5D0 \uC18D\uD55C\uB2E4. \uC774 \uC18D\uC5D0 \uC18D\uD558\uB294 \uBC40\uB4E4\uC744 \uD1B5\uD2C0\uC5B4 \uBED0\uB054\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC(puff adders), \uC544\uD504\uB9AC\uCE74\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC(African adders)\uB77C\uACE0 \uD558\uAE30\uB3C4 \uD55C\uB2E4."@ko . . "Bitis \u00E4r ett sl\u00E4kte av ormar som ing\u00E5r i familjen huggormar. Storleken varierar mycket inom sl\u00E4ktet. N\u00E5gra arter som Bitis schneideri blir bara upp till 27 cm l\u00E5nga och andra arter som Gabonhuggorm \u00E4r kraftiga och \u00F6ver 2 meter l\u00E5nga. Sl\u00E4ktets medlemmar f\u00F6rekommer i Afrika och vistas i olika habitat fr\u00E5n regnskogar p\u00E5 ena sidan till torra gr\u00E4smarker och \u00F6knar p\u00E5 andra sidan. Dessa ormar jagar fr\u00E4mst \u00F6dlor och mindre d\u00E4ggdjur. Det giftiga bettet fr\u00E5n stora arter medf\u00F6r allvarliga reaktioner hos m\u00E4nniskor. N\u00E5gra av sl\u00E4ktets mindre arter \u00E4r s\u00E4llsynta. Honor f\u00F6der levande ungar (ovovivipari)."@sv . . . . . "Bandotan Afrika adalah kelompok beludak gemuk yang tersebar luas di Afrika dan Arab. Ular-ular ini memiliki kemampuan menggembungkan badannya sehingga terlihat lebih besar dan dapat mendesis sangat keras. Namun mereka hanya melakukan itu jika mereka merasa terganggu. Marga ini meliputi jenis beludak terkecil di dunia hingga beludak terbesar di dunia. Jenis terkecil adalah yang hanya 28 cm dan jenis terbesar berdasarkan proporsi dan diameter tubuh adalah (Bitis arietans) yang panjangnya 1,3 meter dan merupakan beludak terbesar di dunia berdasarkan proporsi dan diameter tubuh, serta jenis terpanjang adalah (Bitis gabonica) yang panjangnya sampai 2 meter. Tubuh ular-ular ini gemuk dan dapat mengembang. Beberapa jenis memiliki sepasang cula di atas hidungnya. Taring bisa ular-ular ini cukup"@in . . . . . . . . . . . . "\uBED0\uB054\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uC18D"@ko . . "Bitis is a genus of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members are known for their characteristic threat displays that involve inflating and deflating their bodies while hissing and puffing loudly. The type species for this genus is B. arietans, which is also the most widely distributed viper in Africa. Currently, 18 species are recognized. Members of the genus are commonly known as African adders, African vipers, or puff adders."@en . . . . . . "\u30A2\u30D5\u30EA\u30AB\u30A2\u30C0\u30FC\u5C5E"@ja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Bitis"@en . "Bitis \u00E9 um g\u00E9nero de v\u00EDboras venenosas que se distribui pela \u00C1frica e Pen\u00EDnsula Ar\u00E1bica meridional. Inclui as maiores e menores v\u00EDboras de todo o mundo. Os seus membros s\u00E3o conhecidos pelas suas caracter\u00EDsticas demonstra\u00E7\u00F5es de amea\u00E7a que incluem inflar e desinflar os seus corpos ao mesmo tempo que emitem silvos e sopros bastante aud\u00EDveis. A esp\u00E9cie-tipo para este g\u00E9nero \u00E9 B. arietans, a qual \u00E9 tamb\u00E9m a v\u00EDbora com maior distribui\u00E7\u00E3o em \u00C1frica. Actualmente s\u00E3o reconhecidas 14 esp\u00E9cies. Os membros de este g\u00E9nero s\u00E3o vulgarmente conhecidos como v\u00EDboras-aficanas, ou v\u00EDboras-sopradoras."@pt . . "Bitis \u2013 rodzaj jadowitego w\u0119\u017Ca z podrodziny \u017Cmij (Viperinae) w rodzinie \u017Cmijowatych (Viperidae)."@pl . . . . "Bitis"@en . . "Bitis"@fr . . "Bitis est un genre de serpents de la famille des Viperidae."@fr . . . . "Bitis"@eu . . . . "Bitis distribution map.png"@en . . "Pofadders (Bitis) zijn een geslacht van zeer giftige slangen uit de onderfamilie echte adders (Viperinae) van de familie adders (Viperidae)."@nl . . . . "Gray, 1842"@en . . . "Bitis \u2013 rodzaj jadowitego w\u0119\u017Ca z podrodziny \u017Cmij (Viperinae) w rodzinie \u017Cmijowatych (Viperidae)."@pl . . "* Cobra (Laurenti, 1768)\n* Echidna (Merrem, 1820)\n* Clotho (Gray, 1842)\n* Bitis (Gray, 1842)\n* Echidne (A.M.C. Dum\u00E9ril & Bibron, 1844)\n* Hallowellius (A.F. Reuss, 1939)\n* Macrocerastes (A.F. Reuss, 1939)"@en . . . . "Bitis is a genus of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. It includes the largest and the smallest vipers in the world. Members are known for their characteristic threat displays that involve inflating and deflating their bodies while hissing and puffing loudly. The type species for this genus is B. arietans, which is also the most widely distributed viper in Africa. Currently, 18 species are recognized. Members of the genus are commonly known as African adders, African vipers, or puff adders."@en . . "Bitis Gray, 1842 \u00E8 un genere di serpenti velenosi della famiglia Viperidae, diffusi in Africa e nella penisola araba."@it . . . "Bitis arietans"@en . . "Bitis"@sv . . . . . . . . . . . "Nathair a \u00E1itr\u00EDonn talamh f\u00E9araigh. Dh\u00E1 speiceas ann. An bhorrnathair at\u00E1 d\u00FAchasach don Afraic is an Me\u00E1noirthear, b\u00EDonn s\u00ED suas le 2 m ar fhad, an cholainn ramhar breac donn, an tsiorarnach an-ard; s\u00E9ideann s\u00ED amach an cholainn nuair a scanra\u00EDtear \u00ED. An abhacbhorrnathair \u00F3 iardheisceart na hAfraice, b\u00EDonn s\u00ED 30 cm ar fhad."@ga . . . . . "Die Puffottern (Bitis) sind eine Gattung ausschlie\u00DFlich in Afrika und dem s\u00FCdlichen Arabien verbreiteter Giftschlangen aus der Familie der Vipern (Viperidae) mit derzeit 18 bekannten Arten. Die Typusart ist die in Afrika weit verbreitete Puffotter (Bitis arietans). Namensgebend sind die typischen Drohgeb\u00E4rden und -ger\u00E4usche, die die Tiere bei einer Bedrohung produzieren. Dabei bl\u00E4hen sich die Schlangen auf und entlassen die Luft in lauten Zisch- und Knallger\u00E4uschen (engl. \u201Epuffs\u201C)."@de . "\u565D\u8770\u5C6C"@zh . . . . . . . . "Bitis"@es . . "Bitis je rod zmij\u00ED bez \u010Desk\u00E9ho ekvivalentu, \u017Eij\u00EDc\u00EDch v Africe a na Arabsk\u00E9m poloostrov\u011B. Tento rod had\u016F obsahuje nejmen\u0161\u00ED i nejv\u011Bt\u0161\u00ED zmije na sv\u011Bt\u011B a pro jeho z\u00E1stupce je charakteristick\u00E9, \u017Ee v p\u0159\u00EDpad\u011B ohro\u017Een\u00ED se viditeln\u011B nafukuj\u00ED a hlasit\u011B sy\u010D\u00ED. Typov\u00FDm druhem rodu je zmije \u00FAto\u010Dn\u00E1, kter\u00E1 je nejroz\u0161\u00ED\u0159en\u011Bj\u0161\u00ED zmij\u00ED v Africe. K roku 2004 se do tohoto rodu \u0159adilo 14 druh\u016F zmij\u00ED a n\u011Bkolik poddruh\u016F."@cs . . . . "1109272120"^^ . . . "Die Puffottern (Bitis) sind eine Gattung ausschlie\u00DFlich in Afrika und dem s\u00FCdlichen Arabien verbreiteter Giftschlangen aus der Familie der Vipern (Viperidae) mit derzeit 18 bekannten Arten. Die Typusart ist die in Afrika weit verbreitete Puffotter (Bitis arietans). Namensgebend sind die typischen Drohgeb\u00E4rden und -ger\u00E4usche, die die Tiere bei einer Bedrohung produzieren. Dabei bl\u00E4hen sich die Schlangen auf und entlassen die Luft in lauten Zisch- und Knallger\u00E4uschen (engl. \u201Epuffs\u201C)."@de . . . . "2007"^^ . "\u565D\u8770\u5C6C\uFF08\u5B78\u540D\uFF1ABitis\uFF09\uFF0C\u53C8\u7A31\u81A8\u8770\u5C6C\uFF0C\u662F\u86C7\u4E9E\u76EE\u8770\u86C7\u79D1\u8770\u4E9E\u79D1\u4E0B\u7684\u4E00\u500B\u6709\u6BD2\u86C7\u5C6C\uFF0C\u4E3B\u8981\u5206\u5E03\u65BC\u975E\u6D32\u53CA\u963F\u62C9\u4F2F\u534A\u5CF6\u5357\u90E8\u3002\u565D\u8770\u5C6C\u6210\u54E1\u4E2D\u540C\u6642\u6709\u4E16\u754C\u4E0A\u6700\u5DE8\u578B\u548C\u6700\u7D30\u5C0F\u7684\u8770\u86C7\uFF0C\u7260\u5011\u88AB\u7A31\u70BA\u300C\u81A8\u8770\u300D\u7684\u539F\u56E0\uFF0C\u662F\u56E0\u70BA\u6240\u6709\u565D\u8770\u5728\u9047\u5230\u5371\u6A5F\u6642\uFF0C\u6703\u4E0D\u65B7\u91CD\u8986\u5730\u5C07\u8EAB\u9AD4\u81A8\u8139\u3001\u6536\u7E2E\uFF0C\u4E26\u914D\u5408\u767C\u51FA\u97FF\u4EAE\u7684\u5636\u5636\u8072\uFF0C\u7522\u751F\u5A01\u5687\u6575\u4EBA\u7684\u6548\u679C\u3002\u565D\u8770\u5C6C\u7684\u6A21\u5F0F\u7A2E\u662F\u5EE3\u6CDB\u5730\u5206\u5E03\u5728\u975E\u6D32\u5168\u571F\u7684\u9F13\u8179\u565D\u8770\uFF08B. arietans\uFF09\u3002\u76EE\u524D\u5171\u670914\u500B\u7A2E\u5DF2\u88AB\u78BA\u8A8D\u3002"@zh . . . "Bitis je rod zmij\u00ED bez \u010Desk\u00E9ho ekvivalentu, \u017Eij\u00EDc\u00EDch v Africe a na Arabsk\u00E9m poloostrov\u011B. Tento rod had\u016F obsahuje nejmen\u0161\u00ED i nejv\u011Bt\u0161\u00ED zmije na sv\u011Bt\u011B a pro jeho z\u00E1stupce je charakteristick\u00E9, \u017Ee v p\u0159\u00EDpad\u011B ohro\u017Een\u00ED se viditeln\u011B nafukuj\u00ED a hlasit\u011B sy\u010D\u00ED. Typov\u00FDm druhem rodu je zmije \u00FAto\u010Dn\u00E1, kter\u00E1 je nejroz\u0161\u00ED\u0159en\u011Bj\u0161\u00ED zmij\u00ED v Africe. K roku 2004 se do tohoto rodu \u0159adilo 14 druh\u016F zmij\u00ED a n\u011Bkolik poddruh\u016F."@cs . "\u565D\u8770\u5C6C\uFF08\u5B78\u540D\uFF1ABitis\uFF09\uFF0C\u53C8\u7A31\u81A8\u8770\u5C6C\uFF0C\u662F\u86C7\u4E9E\u76EE\u8770\u86C7\u79D1\u8770\u4E9E\u79D1\u4E0B\u7684\u4E00\u500B\u6709\u6BD2\u86C7\u5C6C\uFF0C\u4E3B\u8981\u5206\u5E03\u65BC\u975E\u6D32\u53CA\u963F\u62C9\u4F2F\u534A\u5CF6\u5357\u90E8\u3002\u565D\u8770\u5C6C\u6210\u54E1\u4E2D\u540C\u6642\u6709\u4E16\u754C\u4E0A\u6700\u5DE8\u578B\u548C\u6700\u7D30\u5C0F\u7684\u8770\u86C7\uFF0C\u7260\u5011\u88AB\u7A31\u70BA\u300C\u81A8\u8770\u300D\u7684\u539F\u56E0\uFF0C\u662F\u56E0\u70BA\u6240\u6709\u565D\u8770\u5728\u9047\u5230\u5371\u6A5F\u6642\uFF0C\u6703\u4E0D\u65B7\u91CD\u8986\u5730\u5C07\u8EAB\u9AD4\u81A8\u8139\u3001\u6536\u7E2E\uFF0C\u4E26\u914D\u5408\u767C\u51FA\u97FF\u4EAE\u7684\u5636\u5636\u8072\uFF0C\u7522\u751F\u5A01\u5687\u6575\u4EBA\u7684\u6548\u679C\u3002\u565D\u8770\u5C6C\u7684\u6A21\u5F0F\u7A2E\u662F\u5EE3\u6CDB\u5730\u5206\u5E03\u5728\u975E\u6D32\u5168\u571F\u7684\u9F13\u8179\u565D\u8770\uFF08B. arietans\uFF09\u3002\u76EE\u524D\u5171\u670914\u500B\u7A2E\u5DF2\u88AB\u78BA\u8A8D\u3002"@zh . . . . . "\uBED0\uB054\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uC18D(Bitis)\uC740 \uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uACFC \uC5D0 \uB538\uB9B0 \uB3C5\uC0AC\uC758 \uD55C \uC18D\uC774\uB2E4. \uC544\uD504\uB9AC\uCE74 \uC804\uC5ED\uACFC \uC544\uB77C\uBE44\uC544 \uBC18\uB3C4 \uB0A8\uBD80\uC5D0\uC11C \uBC1C\uACAC\uB41C\uB2E4 \uC138\uACC4\uC5D0\uC11C \uAC00\uC7A5 \uD070 \uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uC640 \uAC00\uC7A5 \uC791\uC740 \uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC\uAC00 \uBAA8\uB450 \uC774 \uC18D\uC5D0 \uC18D\uD55C\uB2E4. \uC774 \uC18D\uC5D0 \uC18D\uD558\uB294 \uBC40\uB4E4\uC744 \uD1B5\uD2C0\uC5B4 \uBED0\uB054\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC(puff adders), \uC544\uD504\uB9AC\uCE74\uC0B4\uBB34\uC0AC(African adders)\uB77C\uACE0 \uD558\uAE30\uB3C4 \uD55C\uB2E4."@ko . . . . . . "Pofadders (Bitis) zijn een geslacht van zeer giftige slangen uit de onderfamilie echte adders (Viperinae) van de familie adders (Viperidae)."@nl . . . "\u30A2\u30D5\u30EA\u30AB\u30A2\u30C0\u30FC\u5C5E\uFF08\u30A2\u30D5\u30EA\u30AB\u30A2\u30C0\u30FC\u305E\u304F\u3001Bitis\uFF09\u306F\u3001\u722C\u866B\u7DB1\u6709\u9C57\u76EE\u30AF\u30B5\u30EA\u30D8\u30D3\u79D1\u306B\u542B\u307E\u308C\u308B\u5C5E\u3002"@ja . . . . . . "Borrnathair"@ga . . . . . "17405"^^ . "Bandotan Afrika"@in . . . . "Bitis \u00E9s un g\u00E8nere de serps de la fam\u00EDlia Viperidae que inclou diverses esp\u00E8cies d'escur\u00E7ons aut\u00F2ctons del sud d'Ar\u00E0bia i d'\u00C0frica."@ca . . "Bitis"@pl . . . . . . . . . . . "\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0430 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u0430 (Bitis) \u2014 \u0440\u0456\u0434 \u043E\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0439\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u043C\u0456\u0439 \u0437 \u0440\u043E\u0434\u0438\u043D\u0438 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u043E\u0432\u0456. \u041C\u0430\u0454 17 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0456\u0432."@uk . . . "Bitis Gray, 1842 \u00E8 un genere di serpenti velenosi della famiglia Viperidae, diffusi in Africa e nella penisola araba."@it . . . "Bitis (serp)"@ca . . . . "Bitis est un genre de serpents de la famille des Viperidae."@fr . . . "\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0435 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u0438 (\u043B\u0430\u0442. Bitis) \u2014 \u0440\u043E\u0434 \u044F\u0434\u043E\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044B\u0445 \u0437\u043C\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u0435\u043C\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0413\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u043E\u0432\u044B\u0445."@ru . "Bitis"@cs . . . . "--08-02"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Nathair a \u00E1itr\u00EDonn talamh f\u00E9araigh. Dh\u00E1 speiceas ann. An bhorrnathair at\u00E1 d\u00FAchasach don Afraic is an Me\u00E1noirthear, b\u00EDonn s\u00ED suas le 2 m ar fhad, an cholainn ramhar breac donn, an tsiorarnach an-ard; s\u00E9ideann s\u00ED amach an cholainn nuair a scanra\u00EDtear \u00ED. An abhacbhorrnathair \u00F3 iardheisceart na hAfraice, b\u00EDonn s\u00ED 30 cm ar fhad."@ga . "Bitis \u00E9s un g\u00E8nere de serps de la fam\u00EDlia Viperidae que inclou diverses esp\u00E8cies d'escur\u00E7ons aut\u00F2ctons del sud d'Ar\u00E0bia i d'\u00C0frica."@ca . "\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0430 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u0430 (Bitis) \u2014 \u0440\u0456\u0434 \u043E\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0439\u043D\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u043C\u0456\u0439 \u0437 \u0440\u043E\u0434\u0438\u043D\u0438 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u043E\u0432\u0456. \u041C\u0430\u0454 17 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0456\u0432."@uk . . "\u0410\u0444\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0435 \u0433\u0430\u0434\u044E\u043A\u0438"@ru . . . . "Bitis"@it . "Bitis es un g\u00E9nero de serpientes de la familia Viperidae que incluye varias especies de v\u00EDboras aut\u00F3ctonas del sur de Arabia y de \u00C1frica.[cita requerida]"@es . . . "Bandotan Afrika adalah kelompok beludak gemuk yang tersebar luas di Afrika dan Arab. Ular-ular ini memiliki kemampuan menggembungkan badannya sehingga terlihat lebih besar dan dapat mendesis sangat keras. Namun mereka hanya melakukan itu jika mereka merasa terganggu. Marga ini meliputi jenis beludak terkecil di dunia hingga beludak terbesar di dunia. Jenis terkecil adalah yang hanya 28 cm dan jenis terbesar berdasarkan proporsi dan diameter tubuh adalah (Bitis arietans) yang panjangnya 1,3 meter dan merupakan beludak terbesar di dunia berdasarkan proporsi dan diameter tubuh, serta jenis terpanjang adalah (Bitis gabonica) yang panjangnya sampai 2 meter. Tubuh ular-ular ini gemuk dan dapat mengembang. Beberapa jenis memiliki sepasang cula di atas hidungnya. Taring bisa ular-ular ini cukup panjang. Salah satu jenis, yakni adalah ular dengan gigi taring bisa paling panjang dari semua jenis ular berbisa di dunia. Beberapa spesies dari marga ini termasuk ke dalam jenis-jenis ular paling berbahaya di Afrika selain Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) dan Mamba (Dendroaspis sp.). Tipe spesies dari marga ini adalah Bitis arietans yang merupakan ular yang memiliki kecepatan serangan tertinggi di dunia, yakni 0,01 detik."@in . .