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This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Viperinae, otherwise referred to as viperines, true vipers, pitless vipers or Old World vipers.It follows the taxonomy of McDiarmid et al. (1999) [1] and ITIS.
From the end of September until November, 2-3 eggs, about 75 millimeters long, are laid in a humid environment that is essential for the development of the embryos. The elongated eggs are large relative to the dimensions of the black viper and relative to snakes in general.
Latifi's viper (Montivipera latifii) Pulau Tioman pit viper (Popeia buniana) Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) Three horned-scaled pitviper (Protobothrops sieversorum) Trungkhanh pit viper (Protobothrops trungkhanhensis) Caucasian (Caucasus) viper (Vipera kaznakovi) Magnificent viper (Vipera magnifica) Black sea viper (Vipera ...
McMahon's viper The desert region of Balochistan near the Iran-Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Macrovipera: Reuss, 1927 2 Large Palearctic vipers Semideserts and steppes of Northern Africa, the Near and Middle East, and Milos in the Aegean Sea. Montatheris: Broadley, 1996 1 Kenya mountain viper
Common names include cottonmouth, northern cottonmouth, water moccasin, swamp moccasin, black moccasin, and simply viper. [14] Many of the common names refer to the threat display, in which this species often stands its ground and gapes at an intruder, exposing the white lining of its mouth.
Vipera kaznakovi, also known as the Caucasus viper, Kaznakow's viper, [2] Kaznakov's viper, [3] and by other common names, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Turkey, Georgia, and Russia. [1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [4]
Vipera ammodytes, commonly known as horned viper, long-nosed viper, nose-horned viper, and sand viper, [3] [4] is a species of viper found in southern Europe, mainly northern Italy, the Balkans, and parts of Asia Minor. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black whale" in Greek. [1] The species is named after James Yate Johnson, the English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863. [2] The common names include anglerfish, viperfish and fangtoothfish ...