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Asp viper, Vipera aspis: type species
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This is a list of all species and subspecies of the subfamily Viperinae, otherwise referred to as the true vipers, the pitless vipers or the Old World vipers.
- Adenorhinos barbouri, Uzungwe mountain bush viper
Atheris anisolepis
Atheris ceratophora, Horned bush viper
Atheris chlorechis, Western bush viper
Atheris desaixi, Mount Kenya bush viper
Atheris hispida, Bristly bush viper
Atheris katangensis, Katanga mountain bush viper -
Atheris nitschei, Great Lakes bush viper
- Atheris nitschei nitschei, Great Lakes bush
viper
Atheris nitschei rungweensis, Rungwe bush viper
- Atheris nitschei nitschei, Great Lakes bush
viper
- Atheris squamigera, Rough-scaled bush viper
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Bitis arietans, Puff adder
- Bitis arietans arietans, Puff adder
Bitis arietans somalica, Somali puff adder
- Bitis arietans arietans, Puff adder
- Bitis atropos, Mountain adder
Bitis caudalis, Horned adder -
Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder
- Bitis cornuta albanica, Albany adder
Bitis cornuta cornuta, Many-horned adder
- Bitis cornuta albanica, Albany adder
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Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper
- Bitis gabonica gabonica, East African gaboon
viper
Bitis gabonica rhinoceros, West African gaboon viper
- Bitis gabonica gabonica, East African gaboon
viper
- Bitis heraldica, Angolan adder
Bitis inornata, Plain mountain adder
Bitis nasicornis, Rhinoceros viper
Bitis parviocula, Ethiopian viper
Bitis peringueyi, Peringuey's desert adder
Bitis rubida, Red adder
Bitis schneideri, Namaqua dwarf adder
Bitis worthingtoni, Kenyan horned viper
Bitis xeropaga, Desert mountain adder
Cerastes cerastes, Saharan horned viper
Cerastes gasperettii, Arabian horned viper
Cerastes vipera, Sahara sand viper -
Daboia russelii, Russell's viper
- Daboia russelii russelii, Indian Russell's viper
Daboia russelii siamensis, Eastern Russell's viper
- Daboia russelii russelii, Indian Russell's viper
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Echis carinatus, Saw-scaled viper
- Echis carinatus astolae
Echis carinatus carinatus, Saw-scaled viper
Echis carinatus multisquamatus, Central Asian saw-scaled viper
Echis carinatus sinhaleyus
Echis carinatus sochureki
- Echis carinatus astolae
- Echis coloratus, Painted saw-scaled viper
Echis hughesi, Hughes' saw-scaled viper
Echis jogeri, Joger’s saw-scaled viper
Echis leucogaster, White-bellied saw-scaled viper
Echis megalocephalus, Cherlin's saw-scaled viper
Echis ocellatus, West African saw-scaled viper -
Echis pyramidum, Egyptian saw-scaled viper
- Echis pyramidum aliaborri
Echis pyramidum leakeyi
Echis pyramidum pyramidum, Egyptian saw-scaled viper
- Echis pyramidum aliaborri
- Eristicophis macmahonii, McMahon's desert viper
Macrovipera deserti, Desert viper -
Macrovipera lebetina, Blunt-nosed viper
- Macrovipera lebetina cernovi
Macrovipera lebetina lebetina, Blunt-nosed viper
Macrovipera lebetina obtusa
Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea
Macrovipera lebetina turanica
- Macrovipera lebetina cernovi
- Macrovipera mauritanica, Moorish viper
Macrovipera schweizeri, Milos viper
Montatheris hindii, Montane viper
Proatheris superciliaris, Lowland swamp viper -
Pseudocerastes persicus, Persian horned viper
- Pseudocerastes persicus fieldi, Field's horned viper
- Vipera albicornuta, Iranian mountain viper
Vipera albizona, Central Turkish mountain viper -
Vipera ammodytes, Horned viper
- Vipera ammodytes ammodytes, Horned viper
Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri
Vipera ammodytes meridionalis
Vipera ammodytes montandoni
Vipera ammodytes transcaucasiana, Transcaucasian sand viper
- Vipera ammodytes ammodytes, Horned viper
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Vipera aspis, Asp viper
- Vipera aspis aspis, Asp viper
Vipera aspis atra
Vipera aspis francisciredi
Vipera aspis hugyi
Vipera aspis zinnikeri
- Vipera aspis aspis, Asp viper
- Vipera barani, Baran's adder
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Vipera berus, Common European adder
- Vipera berus berus, Common European adder
Vipera berus bosniensis
Vipera berus sachalinensis
- Vipera berus berus, Common European adder
- Vipera bornmuelleri, Bornmuellers viper
Vipera bulgardaghica, Bulgardagh viper
Vipera darevskii, Darevsky’s viper
Vipera dinniki, Dinnik’s viper
Vipera kaznakovi, Caucasus viper -
Vipera latastei, Lataste's viper
- Vipera latastei gaditana
Vipera latastei latastei, Lataste's viper
- Vipera latastei gaditana
- Vipera latifii, Latifi's viper
Vipera lotievi, Caucasian meadow viper
Vipera monticola, Atlas mountain viper
Vipera nikolskii, Nikolski’s viper
Vipera palaestinae, Palestine viper
Vipera pontica, Pontic adder
Vipera raddei, Rock viper -
Vipera seoanei, Baskian viper
- Vipera seoanei cantabrica
Vipera seoanei seoanei, Baskian viper
- Vipera seoanei cantabrica
- Vipera ursinii, Meadow viper
Vipera wagneri, Ocellated mountain viper
Vipera xanthina, Rock viper
References
- 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).
External links
- Viperinae (TSN 563898). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 30 July 2006.
