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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| name = ''Cerastes vipera'' | | name = ''Cerastes vipera'' | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Cerastes (genus)|Cerastes]]'' | | genus = ''[[Cerastes (genus)|Cerastes]]'' | ||
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'''Common names:''' Sahara sand viper, Avicenna viper.<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> | '''Common names:''' Sahara sand viper, Avicenna viper.<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> | ||
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'''''Cerastes vipera''''' is a | '''''Cerastes vipera''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. Small and stout, it has a broad, triangular head with small eyes set well forward and situated on the junction of the side and the top of the head. A true desert species.<ref name="Mal03"/><ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634965 ''Cerastes vipera'' (TSN 634965)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 6 April 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found in arid North Africa in Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Chad and Egypt. In the Sinai Peninsula they occur in Egypt and Israel. The type locality given is "AEgypto" (Egypt).<ref name="McD99"/> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of viperine species and subspecies]] | * ''[[Cerastes (genus)|Cerastes]]''. | ||
*[[ | * [[List of viperine species and subspecies]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | |||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | |||
* [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | |||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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== External links == | ==External links== | ||
* {{EMBL species|genus=Cerastes|species=vipera}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Cerastes|species=vipera}}.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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Common names: Sahara sand viper, Avicenna viper.[2]
Cerastes vipera is a venomous viper species found in the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. Small and stout, it has a broad, triangular head with small eyes set well forward and situated on the junction of the side and the top of the head. A true desert species.[2][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
Averages 20-35 cm in length, with a maximum of 50 cm. Females are larger than males.[2]
Geographic range
Found in arid North Africa in Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Chad and Egypt. In the Sinai Peninsula they occur in Egypt and Israel. The type locality given is "AEgypto" (Egypt).[1]
See also
- Cerastes.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ↑ Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ Cerastes vipera (TSN 634965) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 6 April 2007.
External links
- Species Cerastes vipera at the Species2000 Database.