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Vipera aspis — Golay et al., 1993. Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe. Its common names include asp, asp viper, [5] European asp, [6] and aspic viper, [7] among others. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Vipera ( / ˈvɪpərə /; commonly known as the palaearctic vipers [2] and Eurasian vipers [3]) is a genus of vipers. It has a very wide range, being found from North Africa to just within the Arctic Circle and from Great Britain to Pacific Asia. [3] The Latin name vīpera is possibly derived from the Latin words vivus and pario, meaning "alive ...
Macrovipera lebetinus, known as the blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper, [3] and by other common names, is a viper species found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here.
Echis carinatus, known as the saw-scaled viper, Indian saw-scaled viper, little Indian viper, and by other common names, is a viper species found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent.
Vipera ammodytes. V [ ipera ]. ( Vipera) ammodytes. Vipera ammodytes, commonly known as horned viper, long-nosed viper, nose-horned viper, and sand viper, [3] [4] poskok 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.
V. b. bosniensis. Trinomial name. Vipera berus bosniensis. Boettger, 1889. Synonyms [1] List. Vipera berus bosniensis, the Balkan cross adder [2] or Bosnian viper, [3] is a venomous subspecies of viper [4] endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. [5]
Viperinae. Genus: Macrovipera. A.F. Reuss, 1927 [1] Macrovipera, known as the large Palearctic vipers, [2] is a genus of vipers that inhabit the semideserts and steppes of North Africa, the Near and Middle East, and the Milos Archipelago in the Aegean Sea. [1] Like all other vipers, they are venomous. These snakes are responsible for a number ...
Viperidae Gray, 1825. [1] The Viperidae ( vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, [2] Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of their ...