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Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper [4] or the desert horned viper, [5] is a species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant. It is often easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur. [4]
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. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Like all other vipers, it is venomous .
Cerastes is a genus of small vipers found in the deserts and semi-deserts of northern North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. [2] [3] Three species are currently recognized by ITIS, [4] and an additional recently described species is recognized by the Reptile Database. [5]
Cerastes, Horned vipers Cerastes boehmeii Tunesian horned viper; Cerastes cerastes, Saharan horned viper; Cerastes gasperettii, Arabian horned viper; Cerastes vipera, Sahara sand viper; Daboia. Daboia mauritanica, Moorish viper; Daboia palaestinae, Palestine viper; Daboia russelii, Russell's viper; Daboia siamensis, Eastern Russell's viper ...
The legend is most likely derived from the habits of the horned viper, whose genus, Cerastes, is named after the mythological creature. They are desert-dwelling animals, which can have horn-like protrusions over their eyes, and are ambush predators, though not nearly large enough to take prey items much larger than a mouse or small lizard.
Cerastes gasperettii, also known commonly as the Arabian horned viper and Gasperetti's horned viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to the Arabian Peninsula [ 3 ] and north to Palestine (region) , Iraq , and Iran .
Expansive dust clouds arise from the sun-baked Sahara each year, making the 5,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the southern United States. While these dust plumes tend to stay intact ...
The Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica), also called the Gaboon adder, is a large and highly venomous viper species found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] Like all other vipers, it is venomous .