Bitis inornata is a chordate, or more specifically a reptile, in the Viperidae family.

Bitis inornata is commonly known (its common name) as the Plain Mountain Adder in English.

Bitis inornata is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Bitis inornata is (A. Smith, 1838) (IUCN Red List).

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Country Distribution: Bitis inornata is found in the following countries:

South Africa (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Bitis inornata: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

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CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Bitis inornata is listed as VU A2cd, B1+2ab ver 2.3 (1994) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Bitis inornata's status was assessed in 1996 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Bitis inornata's Red List status was evaluated by World Conservation Monitoring Centre (IUCN Red List).

Red List History: Bitis inornata was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1994 (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Bitis inornata:

Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Bitis inornata (IUCN Red List).

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