Viperidae
Nose-horned Viper
Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vipera ammodytes (horned sand viper) is a venomous snake with a characteristic snout horn, found across southern and southeastern Europe to western Asia. It is ovoviviparous.
Nikolsky's Viper
Vipera nikolskii Vedmederya, Grubant & Rudajewa, 1986
Vipera nikolskii is a short thick-bodied viper found across parts of Eastern Europe.
Steppe Viper
Vipera renardi (Christoph, 1861)
Vipera renardi is a venomous ovoviviparous viper endemic to Eastern Europe and Asia with five recognized subspecies.
Vipera walser Ghielmi, Menegon, Marsden, Laddaga & Ursenbacher, 2016
Vipera walser Ghielmi, Menegon, Marsden, Laddaga & Ursenbacher, 2016
Vipera walser is a viper species similar to Vipera berus, endemic to a small restricted area in the Italian Western Alps.
Adder
Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of the Eurasian viper Vipera berus, covering its morphology, distribution, habitat, and reproduction.
Levantine Viper
Macrovipera lebetinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Macrovipera lebetinus, the blunt-nosed viper, is a large viper with a broad triangular head and blunt snout, found across parts of Afro-Eurasia.
Saw-scaled Viper
Echis carinatus (Schneider, 1801)
Echis carinatus, or the saw-scaled viper, is an endemic Asian viper described here with physical traits, range, habitat, and reproduction details.
Palestine Saw-scaled Viper
Echis coloratus Günther, 1878
Echis coloratus is a viper species found in rocky deserts across the Middle East and North Africa, reaching 75 cm in maximum total length.
Oman Saw-scaled Viper
Echis omanensis Babocsay, 2004
The Oman saw-scaled viper (Echis omanensis) is a venomous viper found in eastern Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Ottoman Viper
Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849)
Montivipera xanthina is a viper found in rocky humid areas of Greece and Turkey, with a distinctive dorsal black zig-zag stripe.
Yucatecan Cantil
Agkistrodon russeolus Gloyd, 1972
Agkistrodon russeolus is a Yucatán Peninsula pit viper with described physical traits, distribution and habitat.
Mexican Cantil
Agkistrodon bilineatus Günther, 1863
Agkistrodon bilineatus, the cantil, is a heavy-bodied ovoviviparous viper found along the Pacific side of Mexico and Central America.
Northern Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus (Lacépède, 1789)
Agkistrodon piscivorus, the cottonmouth, is a large venomous North American pit viper strongly associated with aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats.
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti Gloyd, 1969
Agkistrodon conanti, the Florida cottonmouth, is a North American pit viper described by size, markings, distribution, habitat, and reproduction.
Broad-banded Copperhead
Agkistrodon laticinctus Gloyd & Conant, 1934
This is a description of the broad-banded copperhead, Agkistrodon laticinctus, covering its appearance, range, habitat, and natural history.
Eastern Copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
This is a detailed morphological, distributional, and reproductive description of the North American pit viper Agkistrodon contortrix, the eastern copperhead.
Chinese Moccasin
Deinagkistrodon acutus (Günther, 1888)
This page describes the morphology, distribution, habitat, reproduction, and venom uses of the pit viper Deinagkistrodon acutus.
Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758
Crotalus durissus is a large Neotropical South American rattlesnake with a seasonal ovoviviparous reproductive cycle.
Totonacan Rattlesnake
Crotalus totonacus Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940
Crotalus totonacus is a venomous pitviper found in northeastern Mexico, with adults often exceeding 150 cm in length.
Yucatán Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus tzabcan Klauber, 1952
The Yucatán neotropical rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan) is a Viperidae pit viper elevated to full species in 2005.
Northwestern Neotropical Rattlesnake
Crotalus culminatus Klauber, 1952
Crotalus culminatus, the Northwestern Neotropical rattlesnake, is a large venomous snake found in southwestern Mexico.
Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake
Crotalus willardi Meek, 1905
Crotalus willardi is a small, reclusive high-elevation rattlesnake native to southwestern North America that gives birth to live young.
Arizona Black Rattlesnake
Crotalus cerberus (Coues, 1875)
Crotalus cerberus, the Arizona black rattlesnake, is a pit viper found in the southwestern US with variable patterning and complex social behavior.
Mojave Rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus Kennicott, 1861
This is a detailed description of the Mohave Rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus, covering size, identification, genetics, taxonomy, range and habitat.
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