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Cerastes vipera — Joger, 1984. Cerastes vipera, common names Sahara sand viper and Avicenna viper, is a viper species endemic to the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized. [4] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Common names: Baskian viper,[3] Iberian cross adder,[4] Portuguese viper,[5][6] Seoane's viper.[1] Vipera seoanei is a venomous viper species endemic to extreme southwestern France and the northern regions of Spain and Portugal. [1][2] Two subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here. [5]
The species grows to an average total length of 60–65 centimetres (24–26 in). Males reach a maximum total length of 85 cm (33 in), females rarely more than 75 cm (30 in). Males, however, are a little slimmer than females. The tail is very short: one-seventh to one-ninth of total body length in females, and one-sixth to one-eighth in males.
Vipera ammodytes. — Golay et al., 1993. 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.
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Atheris katangensis, Katanga mountain bush viper. Atheris mabuensis, Mount Mabu forest viper. Atheris matildae, Matilda's horned viper. Atheris mongoensis. Atheris nitschei, Great Lakes bush viper. Atheris rungweensis, Rungwe tree viper. Atheris squamigera, Rough-scaled bush viper. Atheris subocularis. Bitis, Puff adders.
Viperinae, or viperines, are a subfamily of vipers endemic to Europe, Asia and Africa. They are distinguished by their lack of the heat-sensing pit organs that characterize their sister group, the subfamily Crotalinae. Currently, 13 genera are recognized. [2] Most are tropical and subtropical, although one species, Vipera berus, even occurs ...
Echis ocellatus, known by the common names West African carpet viper[2][3] and ocellated carpet viper, [4] is a highly venomous species of viper endemic to West Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. [5] It is responsible for more human fatalities due to snakebite than all other African species combined. [6]