Viperidae Family
The Animal (Garthius Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations. This...
945 species in this family.683 species in this category
Cantor'S Pit Viper (Trimeresurus cantori) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus cantori (Blyth, 1846)
Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical Rattlesnake (Crotalus ehecatl) - Facts & Information
Crotalus ehecatl Carbajal-Márquez, Cedeño-Vázquez, Martínez-Arce, Neri-Castro & Machkour-M' Rabet, 2020
Phoorsa; Sandrasselotter; Saw-Scaled Viper; Sindh Saw-Scaled Viper; Sindh Saw-Scaled Viper [Sochureki] (Echis carinatus) - Facts & Information
Echis carinatus (Schneider, 1801)
Animal (Atropoides indomitus) - Facts & Information
Atropoides indomitus E. N. Smith & Ferrari-Castro, 2008
Animal (BOLDADH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDABY) - Facts & Information
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Cascabel Diamante Rojo; Red Diamond Rattlesnake; Red Rattlesnake); Rote Diamant-Klapperschlange; Víbora-Cascabel Colorada (Crotalus ruber) - Facts & Information
Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892
Lebanon Viper; Libanesische Bergotter (Montivipera bornmuelleri) - Facts & Information
Montivipera bornmuelleri (Werner, 1898)
Arizona Black Rattlesnake; Schwarze Arizona-Klapperschlange (Crotalus cerberus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus cerberus (Coues, 1875)
Animal (Bitis atropos) - Facts & Information
Bitis atropos atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acuambóia; Barba Amarilla; Boca-Podre; Bothrops Atroce (Le); Caicaca; Caiçaca; Caiçara; Cambéua; Comboia; Cuamboia; Fer-De-Lance; Gewone Lanspuntslang; Gewöhnliche Lanzenotter; Japoboia; Jaracuçu; Jararaca; Jararaca-Açu; Jararaca-Grão-De-Arroz; Jararaca-Da-Amazônia; Jararaca-Do-Amazonas; Jararaca-Do-Norte; Jararaca-Do-Rabo-Branco; Jararacarana; Mapanare; Mapanare; Macagua; Guayacán; Talla X; Cuatro Narices; Rabo Amarillo; Surucucu; Surucucu-Da-Várzea; Surucucu-Do-Barranco; Surucucurana; Common Lancehead (Bothrops atrox) - Facts & Information
Bothrops atrox (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vipère Péliade (La) (Vipera berus) - Facts & Information
Vipera berus berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tigra-Mariposa; Barriga-Morado; Terciopelo; Rabo-Candela; Rabo Frito; Barriga Azul; Venezuela Lancehead (Bothrops venezuelensis) - Facts & Information
Bothrops venezuelensis Sandner-Montilla, 1952
Animal (BOLDAAA) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Simpsonvipera paracaeruleus) - Facts & Information
Simpsonvipera paracaeruleus Hoser, 2022
Central American Jumping Pit Viper; Nauyaca Saltadora (Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus) - Facts & Information
Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Gobi Pitviper); Gobi-Otter; 华北蝮 (Gloydius stejnegeri) - Facts & Information
Gloydius stejnegeri (Rendahl, 1933)
Animal (Sayersus funki) - Facts & Information
Sayersus funki Hoser, 2016
Siberian Pit Viper (Gloydius halys) - Facts & Information
Gloydius halys halys (Pallas, 1776)
Animal (Zhaoermia) - Facts & Information
Zhaoermia Gumprechtt & Tillack, 2004
Barbour'S Montane Pit Viper; Nauyaca-De Montaña Guerrerense; Vibora Colorada (Mixcoatlus barbouri) - Facts & Information
Mixcoatlus barbouri (Dunn, 1919)
Common Night Adder; Common Or Rhombic Night Adder; Krötenotter; Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus) - Facts & Information
Causus rhombeatus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Kanburi Bambusotter; Kanburi Pit Viper (Trimeresurus kanburiensis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus kanburiensis Smith, 1943
Moela’S Lancehead; Jararaca-Damoela (Bothrops germanoi) - Facts & Information
Bothrops germanoi Barbo, Booker, Duarte, Chaluppe, Portes-Junior, Franco & Grazziotin, 2022
Animal (Atheris mabuensis) - Facts & Information
Atheris mabuensis Branch & Bayliss, 2009
Animal (BOLDAAI) - Facts & Information
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Cantil; Cantil Pinto; Mexican Moccasin; Mexikanische Mokassinschlange (Agkistrodon russeolus) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon russeolus Gloyd, 1972
Animal (BOLDAED) - Facts & Information
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Tepocolciatl; Totonacan Rattlesnake; Vibora De Cascabel (Crotalus totonacus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus totonacus Gloyd & Kauffeld, 1940
Baja California Rattlesnake; Baja California Rattlesnake); Baja-Klapperschlange; Cascabel De Baja California; Kalifornische Klapperschlange; Lower California Rattlesnake; Víbora-Cascabel Bajacaliforniana (Crotalus enyo) - Facts & Information
Crotalus enyo (Cope, 1861)
Guerreran Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus exiguus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus exiguus Campbell & Armstrong, 1979
Colmillo De Puerco; Nauyaca-Nariz De Cerdo De Tecomán; Western Hognose Viper (Porthidium hespere) - Facts & Information
Porthidium hespere (Campbell, 1976)
Animal (Gloydius brevicaudus) - Facts & Information
Gloydius brevicaudus brevicaudus (Stejneger, 1907)
Eastern Massasauga; Ketten-Klapperschlange; Massasauga; Wüsten-Massasauga [Edwardsi] (Sistrurus catenatus) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque, 1818)
Philippine Pitviper (Trimeresurus flavomaculatus) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus (Gray, 1842)
Blunt-Nosed Viper; Gurza; Gyurza; Jatagan; Koca Engerek; Kykladenotter [Schweizeri]; Lebanese (Levant) Viper; Lebetine Viper; Levante-Otter; Levanteotter; Levantine Viper; Milosotter; Milosviper; Vipere Du Levant; Vipere Lebetine; West-Asian Blunt-Nosed Viper; Гюрза (Macrovipera lebetinus) - Facts & Information
Macrovipera lebetinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (Ovophis jenkinsi) - Facts & Information
Ovophis jenkinsi Qiu, Wang, Xia, Jiang, Zeng, Wang, Li & Shi, 2024
Animal (Sayersus wellsi) - Facts & Information
Sayersus wellsi Hoser, 2020
Baja California Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) - Facts & Information
Crotalus enyo enyo (Cope, 1861)
Chac-Can; Nauyaca-Nariz De Cerdo Yucateca; Yucatán Hognose Viper (Porthidium yucatanicum) - Facts & Information
Porthidium yucatanicum (Smith, 1941)
Animal (Macrovipera Reuss) - Facts & Information
Macrovipera Reuss, 1927
Ran Luc Trung Khanh.; Trungkhanh Pitviper; 越北原矛头蝮 (Protobothrops trungkhanhensis) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops trungkhanhensis Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen, 2009
Animal (Causus Wagler) - Facts & Information
Causus Wagler, 1830
Cerralvo Rattlesnake (Crotalus enyo) - Facts & Information
Crotalus enyo cerralvensis Cliff, 1954
Hocico De Puerco; Mexican Lancehead Rattlesnake; Víbora-Cascabel Ocelada (Crotalus polystictus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus polystictus (Cope, 1865)
Ussuri Mamushi; Уccурийский Щитомордник; 乌苏里蝮 (Gloydius ussuriensis) - Facts & Information
Gloydius ussuriensis (Emelianov, 1929)
Vipère Aspic De Francesco Redi (La) (Vipera aspis) - Facts & Information
Vipera aspis francisciredi Laurenti, 1768
Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus lepidus klauberi Gloyd, 1936
Katanga Mountain Bush Viper (Atheris katangensis) - Facts & Information
Atheris katangensis de Witte, 1953
Karaganda Pitviper; Karaganda-Otter (Gloydius caraganus) - Facts & Information
Gloydius caraganus (Eichwald, 1831)
Animal (Atheris piersoni) - Facts & Information
Atheris piersoni Hoser, 2023
Animal (Ovophis malhotrae) - Facts & Information
Ovophis malhotrae Zeng, Li, Liu, Wu, Hou, Zhao, Nguyen, Guo & Shi, 2023
Iranian Spider-Tailed Viper; Iranian Spider Viper; Spider-Tailed False-Horned Viper; Spider-Tailed Horned Viper; Spider-Tailed Viper; Spinnenschwanzviper; Vibora De Cola De Araña; Vipère À Queue D'Arainée (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) - Facts & Information
Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss, 2006
Animal (Vipera renardi) - Facts & Information
Vipera renardi bashkirovi Garanin, Pavlov & Bakiev in Bakiev et al., 2004
Snouted Night Adder (Causus defilippii) - Facts & Information
Causus defilippii (Jan, 1863)
Animal (BOLDAAH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Gloydius) - Facts & Information
Gloydius Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981
Boynuzlu Engerek; Europäische Hornotter; Europäische Sandotter; Nose-Horned Viper; Sand Viper; Poskok; Vipera Dal Corno; Поскок (Vipera ammodytes) - Facts & Information
Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Colorado Desert Sidewinder); Gehörnte Klapperschlange; Seitenwinder; Sidewinder; Vibora Cornuda; Víbora-Cascabel Cornuda (Crotalus cerastes) - Facts & Information
Crotalus cerastes Hallowell, 1854
Ecuador-Lanzenotter; Ecuadorian Eyelash-Pitviper; Víbora De Pestañas Ecuatoriana; Cabeza De Candado; Equis Voladora (Manabí); Papagayo (Santo Domingo De Los Tsáchilas); Zampiña (Cloud Forest Populations)\\\\ (Bothriechis nitidus) - Facts & Information
Bothriechis nitidus (Günther, 1859)
Dunn'S Hognose Viper; Nauyaca-Nariz De Cerdo Oxaqueña; Vibora Chata (Porthidium dunni) - Facts & Information
Porthidium dunni (Hartweg & Oliver, 1938)
Animal (Crotalus oreganus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus oreganus caliginis Klauber, 1949
秦岭蝮 (Gloydius qinlingensis) - Facts & Information
Gloydius qinlingensis (Song & Chen, 1985)
Bristly Tree Viper; Tai Hairy Bush Viper (Atheris hirsuta) - Facts & Information
Atheris hirsuta Ernst & Rödel, 2002
Rasmussen’S Night Adder (Causus rasmusseni) - Facts & Information
Causus rasmusseni Broadley, 2014
Ckhvirrkosani Gvelgesla; Gabarygburun Kurze; Nosataya Gadjuka; Transcaucasian Long-Nosed Viper; Transkaukasische Horn Viper (Vipera transcaucasiana) - Facts & Information
Vipera transcaucasiana Boulenger, 1913
Green Bamboo Leaf Pit Viper; Medo Pit Viper; Motuo Bamboo Pitviper; 墨脱竹叶青蛇 (Trimeresurus medoensis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus medoensis Zhao, 1977
Central Plateau Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus ravus ravus Cope, 1865
Jonathan'S Lancehead (Bothrops jonathani) - Facts & Information
Bothrops jonathani Harvey, 1994
Animal (Vipera illyrica) - Facts & Information
Vipera illyrica Laurenti, 1768
Animal (Piersonus bartletti) - Facts & Information
Piersonus bartletti Hoser, 2020
Animal (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
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Persian Horned Viper; Persische Trughornviper; الافعى الفارسية ذات القرون الكاذبة (Pseudocerastes persicus) - Facts & Information
Pseudocerastes persicus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854)
Animal (Urobelus Reinhardt) - Facts & Information
Urobelus Reinhardt, 1860
Alashan Pitviper (Gloydius halys) - Facts & Information
Gloydius halys cognatus (Gloyd, 1977)
Animal (Popeia) - Facts & Information
Popeia Malhotra & Thorpe, 2004
Cascabel De Santa Catalina; Catalina Island Rattlesnake; Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake; Santa-Catalina-Klapperschlange; Víbora-Cascabel Muda (Crotalus catalinensis) - Facts & Information
Crotalus catalinensis Cliff, 1954
Field'S Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes fieldi) - Facts & Information
Pseudocerastes fieldi Schmidt, 1930
Animal (Bothrops Wagler) - Facts & Information
Bothrops Wagler, 1824
Durangan Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus lepidus maculosus Tanner, Dixon & Harris, 1972
Ashy Pit Viper; Flat-Nosed Pitviper (Craspedocephalus puniceus) - Facts & Information
Craspedocephalus puniceus (Boie, 1827)
Weißschwanz-Stülpnasenotter (Porthidium porrasi) - Facts & Information
Porthidium porrasi Lamar, 2003
Animal (Atheris cummingae) - Facts & Information
Atheris cummingae Hoser, 2023
Adder; Astritis; Common Viper; Gwiber; Gwiberod; Hugorm; Keresztes Vipera; Kreuzotter; Nikolsky'S Viper [Nikolskii]; Northern Viper; Viper; Vipère Péliade; Vipère Péliade (La); Waldsteppen-Otter [Nikolskii]; Bosttagearpmaš; Hoggorm; Huggorm; Kyy; Marasso; Mirkoguovdi; Nathair-Nimhe; Nathraichean-Nimhe; Riđovka; Αστρίτης; Обыкновенная Гадюка; Усойница; Шарка; 极北蝰 (Vipera berus) - Facts & Information
Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sichuan Pitviper; 四川华蝮 (Trimeresurus sichuanensis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus sichuanensis (Guo & Wang, 2011)
Animal (Bothropoides Fenwick) - Facts & Information
Bothropoides Fenwick, Gutberlet, Evans & Parkinson, 2009
Birri Eyelash-Pitviper; Birri-Lanzenotter; Víbora Birrí; Pestañona; Serpiente Guinda (Bothriechis torvus) - Facts & Information
Bothriechis torvus (Posada-Arango, 1889)
Jaracuçu-Tapete; Jararaca; Jararacuçu; Jararacuçu-Tapete; Jararacuçu-Da-Bahia; Patrona; Piraja'S Lancehead; Tapete (Bothrops pirajai) - Facts & Information
Bothrops pirajai Amaral, 1923
Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen Palisot de Beauvois, 1799
Cascabel De San Lorenzo; Red Rattlesnake); Rote Diamant-Klapperschlange; San Lorenzo Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus lorenzoensis) - Facts & Information
Crotalus lorenzoensis Radcliff & Maslin, 1975
Animal (Daboia Gray) - Facts & Information
Daboia Gray, 1842
Berg Adder; Bergotter; Cape Berg Adder; Mountain Adder (Bitis atropos) - Facts & Information
Bitis atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Great Lakes Bush Viper (Atheris nitschei) - Facts & Information
Atheris nitschei Tornier, 1902
Animal (Matteoea dorosioi) - Facts & Information
Matteoea dorosioi Hoser, 2020
Black-Speckled Palm Pit Viper; Schwarzgelbe Palmenlanzenotter (Bothriechis nigroviridis) - Facts & Information
Bothriechis nigroviridis Peters, 1859
六盘山蝮 (Gloydius liupanensis) - Facts & Information
Gloydius liupanensis Liu, Song & Luo, 1989
Chiauhcoatl De Armstrong; Mexican Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) - Facts & Information
Crotalus armstrongi Campbell, 1979
Hopi Rattlesnake; Hopi-Klapperschlange; Prairie Rattlesnake; Prärie-Klapperschlange; Serpiente De Cascabel De La Pradera; Víbora-Cascabel Occidental; Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - Facts & Information
Crotalus viridis (Rafinesque, 1818)
Western Pigmy Rattlesnake; Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus miliarius streckeri Gloyd, 1935
Vagner Engereği; Vipère De Wagner; Wagner'S Viper; Wagners Bergotter (Montivipera wagneri) - Facts & Information
Montivipera wagneri (Nilson & Andrén, 1984)