The species is commonly known as the puff adder,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. .Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. . African puff adder,Fichter GS. 1982. Venomous Snakes. (A First Book). Franklin Watts. 66 pp. .Kauffeld C. 1969. Snakes: The Keeper and the Kept. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. 248 pp. LCCCN 68-27123. or common puff adder.Bitis arietans at Munich AntiVenom INdex. Accessed 2 August 2007.
