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
Asian Sand Viper; Mcmahon-Viper; Mcmahons Desert Viper (Eristicophis macmahoni) - Facts & Information
Eristicophis macmahoni Alcock & Finn, 1897
Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper; North Philippine Temple Pitviper; Philippinische Tempelviper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) - Facts & Information
Tropidolaemus subannulatus (Gray, 1842)
Animal (Vipera ammodytes) - Facts & Information
Vipera ammodytes ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758
Ceylon Pit Viper; Ceylon-Lanzenotter; Sri Lankan Green Pitviper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus) - Facts & Information
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus (Donndorff, 1798)
Animal (Crotalus molossus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus molossus estebanensis Klauber, 1949
Angolan Adder; Angolan Adder; Bocage'S Horned Adder (After Frank & Ramus 1995).; Bocage'S Horned Adder (Bitis heraldica) - Facts & Information
Bitis heraldica (Bocage, 1889)
Cascabel CafeĢ De La Rocas; Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus morulus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus morulus Klauber, 1952
Black-Tailed Horned Pitviper; Cornuda Cola Negra; Nauyaca-Nariz De Cerdo Cornuda (Mixcoatlus melanurus) - Facts & Information
Mixcoatlus melanurus (MuĢller, 1924)
Animal (Matteoea sommerichi) - Facts & Information
Matteoea sommerichi Hoser, 2020
Animal (Montivipera snakebustersorum) - Facts & Information
Montivipera snakebustersorum Hoser, 2016
Animal (Atheris divergans) - Facts & Information
Atheris divergans Hoser, 2023
Animal (BOLDAAV) - Facts & Information
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Cherlin'S Saw-Scaled Viper; Large-Headed Carpet Viper (Echis megalocephalus) - Facts & Information
Echis megalocephalus Cherlin, 1990
Animal (Deinagkistrodon Gloyd) - Facts & Information
Deinagkistrodon Gloyd, 1979
Desert Horned Viper; Hornviper; WuĢsten-Hornviper (Cerastes cerastes) - Facts & Information
Cerastes cerastes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cerro Petlalcala Montane Pitviper; Petates De Cerro Petlalcala (Cerrophidion petlalcalensis) - Facts & Information
Cerrophidion petlalcalensis LoĢpez-Luna, Vogt & Torre-Loranca, 1999
Two-Striped Night Adder; Two-Lined Night Adder (Causus bilineatus) - Facts & Information
Causus bilineatus Boulenger, 1905
Animal (Vipera aspis) - Facts & Information
Vipera aspis atra Meisner, 1820
Namaqua Dwarf Adder; Namaqua Puff Adder (Bitis schneideri) - Facts & Information
Bitis schneideri (Boettger, 1886)
Cascabel De TanciĢtaro; Tancitaro Rattlesnake (Crotalus tancitarensis) - Facts & Information
Crotalus tancitarensis Alvarado-DiĢaz & Campbell, 2004
Brown'S Montane Pitviper; BrownāS Montane Pit Viper (Mixcoatlus browni) - Facts & Information
Mixcoatlus browni (Shreve, 1938)
Beyaz Benekli Engerek; Mountain Viper (Montivipera albizona) - Facts & Information
Montivipera albizona (Nilson, Andren & FlaĢrdh, 1990)
Nashornviper; Rhinoceros Viper; VipeĢre Rhinoceros; VipeĢre AĢ Cornes (Bitis nasicornis) - Facts & Information
Bitis nasicornis (Shaw & Nodder, 1792)
Himalayan Pit-Viper; Himalayan Pitviper; Pohur (Kashmir) (Gloydius himalayanus) - Facts & Information
Gloydius himalayanus (GuĢnther, 1864)
Animal (Mesovipera Reuss) - Facts & Information
Mesovipera Reuss, 1927
Stejneger'S Bamboo Pitviper (Trimeresurus stejnegeri) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri Schmidt, 1925
Causus MaculeĢ; Spotted Night Adder; West-African Night Adder (Causus maculatus) - Facts & Information
Causus maculatus (Hallowell, 1842)
Bolivian Lancehead (Bothrops sanctaecrucis) - Facts & Information
Bothrops sanctaecrucis Hoge, 1966
Gelbgefleckte Lanzenotter; Guatemala-Lanzenotter; Nauyaca Manchada; Nauyaca-De AĢrbol Manchas Amarillas; Yellow-Blotched Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis aurifer) - Facts & Information
Bothriechis aurifer (Salvin, 1860)
Okinawa Pitviper; Ryukyu Island Pit Viper (Ovophis okinavensis) - Facts & Information
Ovophis okinavensis (Boulenger, 1892)
Sumatran Palm Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus andalasensis) - Facts & Information
Craspedocephalus andalasensis (David, Vogel, Vijayakumar & Vidal, 2006)
Animal (Atropoides occiduus) - Facts & Information
Atropoides occiduus (Hoge, 1966)
Inca Forest Pit Viper; Inca Forest Pit Viper (Oligolepis); Ioro Mashaco; Peru Forest Pit Viper; Peru Forest Pit Viper (Peruviana); Peruvian Forest Pit Viper; Sachavaco Machaco (Bothrops oligolepis) - Facts & Information
Bothrops oligolepis (Werner, 1901)
Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus oreganus abyssus Klauber, 1930
Fairy Pitviper; Pulau Tioman Pit Viper (Trimeresurus buniana) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus buniana (L. L. Grismer, J. L. Grismer & McGuire, 2006)
Albany Adder (Bitis albanica) - Facts & Information
Bitis albanica Hewitt, 1937
Animal (Vipera cerastes) - Facts & Information
Vipera cerastes Sohleg.
Animal (Bothrocophias myrringae) - Facts & Information
Bothrocophias myrringae Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos & Hurtado-GoĢmez, 2022
Desert Massasauga [Edwardsi]; Prairie Massasauga [Tergeminus]; Prairie-Massasauga [Tergeminus]; Western Massasauga; WuĢsten-Massasauga [Edwardsi] (Sistrurus tergeminus) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus tergeminus (Say, 1823)
Animal (Craspedocephalus travancoricus) - Facts & Information
Craspedocephalus travancoricus Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker, 2021
Ayerbe'S Lancehead; Cacica; Eqis Patiana; Patian Lancehead (Bothrops ayerbei) - Facts & Information
Bothrops ayerbei Folleco-Fernandez, 2010
Animal (Bothrophis Fitzinger) - Facts & Information
Bothrophis Fitzinger, 1861
Rattlesnakes (Crotalus Linnaeus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Boicoatiara; Boicotiara; Coatiara; Cotiara; Jararaca; Jararaca-Preta; Jararaca-Da-Barriga-Preta (Bothrops cotiara) - Facts & Information
Bothrops cotiara (Gomes, 1913)
Animal (Peltopelor GuĢnther) - Facts & Information
Peltopelor GuĢnther, 1864
Animal (Crotalus durissus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus durissus durissus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kui Buri Bambusotter; Kui Buri Pitviper; TrimeĢreĢsure De Kui Buri; ąøąø¹ąø«ąø²ąøą¹ąø«ą¹ąø”ąøąøøąø¢ (Ngu Hang Ham Kui) (Trimeresurus kuiburi) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus kuiburi Sumontha, Suntrarachun, Pauwels, Pawangkhanant, Chomngam, Iamwiriyakul & Chanhome, 2021
SalazarāS Pit Viper (Trimeresurus salazar) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus salazar Mirza, Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande & Patel, 2020
Animal (Crotalinae) - Facts & Information
Crotalinae
Horned Pit Viper; Horned Pit Viper (Fi-Si-Pan); č§åēå¤“č® (Protobothrops cornutus) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops cornutus (Smith, 1930)
Yararanata (Bothrops ammodytoides) - Facts & Information
Bothrops ammodytoides Leybold, 1873
Red Spotted Pitviper (Protobothrops jerdonii) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas (GuĢnther, 1889)
AutlaĢn Long-Tailed Rattlesnake; Cascabel Cola-Larga De AutlaĢn; ManantlaĢn Long-Tailed Rattlesnake; ViĢbora-Cascabel De AutlaĢn (Crotalus lannomi) - Facts & Information
Crotalus lannomi Tanner, 1966
Animal (Bothrocophias) - Facts & Information
Bothrocophias Gutberlet & Campbell, 2001
Animal (Montivipera albicornuta) - Facts & Information
Montivipera albicornuta (Nilson & AndreĢn, 1985)
Animal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Gadyuka Orlova; Orlov'S Viper; ŠŠ°Š“ŃŠŗŠ° ŠŃŠ»Š¾Š²Š° (Vipera orlovi) - Facts & Information
Vipera orlovi Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001
Animal (Bothrops monsignifer) - Facts & Information
Bothrops monsignifer Timms, Chaparro, Venegas, Salazar-Valenzuela, Scrocchi, Cuevas, Leynaud & Carrasco, 2019
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus oreganus oreganus Holbrook, 1840
Indo-Malaiische Berg-Grubenotter; Indo-Malayan Mountain Pitviper; Malayan Brown Pit Viper (Ovophis convictus) - Facts & Information
Ovophis convictus (Stoliczka, 1870)
Animal (Protobothrops flavirostris) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops flavirostris Grassby-Lewis, Brakels, Maury, Sitthivong, Frohlich, Pawangkhanant, Idiiatullina, Nguyen & Poyarkov, 2025
Kettenviper; Russel'S Viper; RusselāS Viper; Western RusselāS Viper (Daboia russelii) - Facts & Information
Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797)
Himalayan White-Lipped Pitviper; Nepal Pitviper; Nepal-Bambusotter; Northern White-Lipped Pitviper (Trimeresurus septentrionalis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus septentrionalis Kramer, 1977
Hughes' Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis hughesi) - Facts & Information
Echis hughesi Cherlin, 1990
Prairie Massasauga; Western Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus tergeminus tergeminus (Say in James, 1823)
Cascabel Oscura Del TanciĢtaro; Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake; ViĢbora-Cascabel De TanciĢtaro (Crotalus pusillus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus pusillus Klauber, 1952
Cascabel Tigre; Tiger Rattlesnake; Tiger-Klapperschlange; ViĢbora-Cascabel Tigre (Crotalus tigris) - Facts & Information
Crotalus tigris Kennicott, 1859
Huamantlan Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus scutulatus salvini GuĢnther, 1895
Caucasian Pitviper; Kaukasus-Otter (Gloydius caucasicus) - Facts & Information
Gloydius caucasicus (Nikolsky, 1916)
Massasaugas; Pigmy Rattlesnakes; Pygmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus Garman) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus Garman, 1884
Jararaca; Jararaca-De-Alagoas; JararacucĢ§u; JararacucĢ§u De Murici (Bothrops muriciensis) - Facts & Information
Bothrops muriciensis Ferrarezzi & Freire, 2001
Bale Mountains Adder (Bitis harenna) - Facts & Information
Bitis harenna Gower, Wade, Spawls, BoĢhme, Buechley, Sykes & Colston, 2016
Hornless Adder; Plain Mountain Adder (Bitis inornata) - Facts & Information
Bitis inornata (Smith, 1838)
Animal (Cerrophidion) - Facts & Information
Cerrophidion Campbell & Lamar, 1992
Cascabel De Nariz-Afilada; Kantenkopf-Klapperschlange; New Mexican Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake; Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake; ViĢbora-Cascabel Bigotuda; Western Chihuahuan Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake); Willards Klapperschlange (Crotalus willardi) - Facts & Information
Crotalus willardi Meek, 1905
Animal (Atheris marleneswileae) - Facts & Information
Atheris marleneswileae Hoser, 2023
Animal (Scytale Meuschen) - Facts & Information
Scytale Meuschen, 1778
Animal (Crotalus aquaticus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus aquaticus Bonnaterre, 1790
Animal (BOLDAEO) - Facts & Information
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Berg-Grubenotter; Chinese Mountain Pit Viper; Gaoligong Mountain Pitviper); å±±ēé夓č (Ovophis monticola) - Facts & Information
Ovophis monticola (GuĢnther, 1864)
Animal (Eristicophis) - Facts & Information
Eristicophis Alcock & Finn, 1897
Barnett'S Lancehead (Bothrops barnetti) - Facts & Information
Bothrops barnetti Parker, 1938
Chiauhcoatl; Green Rattlesnake; Huamantlan Rattlesnake; Mohave Rattlesnake; Mojave Rattlesnake; Mojave-Klapperschlange; ViĢbora-Cascabel Del Altiplano (Crotalus scutulatus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861)
Lansberg'S Hognosed Pit Viper (Porthidium lansbergii) - Facts & Information
Porthidium lansbergii (Schlegel, 1841)
Animal (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Vipera monticola) - Facts & Information
Vipera monticola saintgironsi MartiĢnez-FreiriĢa, Fahd, Larbes & Brito in MartiĢnez-FreiriĢa et al., 2021
Animal (Trimeresurus cryptographicus) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus cryptographicus Pawangkhanant, Idiiatullina, Nguyen, Ruangsuwan, Matsukoji, David, Suwannapoom, & Poyarkov, 2025
Animal (Crotalus caliginis) - Facts & Information
Crotalus caliginis Klauber, 1949
Elegant Pitviper (Protobothrops elegans) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops elegans (Gray, 1849)
Animal (Azemiops Boulenger) - Facts & Information
Azemiops Boulenger, 1888
Island Pit Viper; Nicobar Bamboo Pitviper (Trimeresurus labialis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus labialis (Steindachner, 1867)
Mongo Hairy Bush Viper; VipeĢre Arboricole Mongo; YeĢteĢ (Also For Atheris Squamigera) (Atheris mongoensis) - Facts & Information
Atheris mongoensis Collet & Trape, 2020
Animal (Tropidolaemus Wagler) - Facts & Information
Tropidolaemus Wagler, 1830
Cantil; Cantil Enjaquimado; Cantil Or Zolcuate; Castellana; Mexican Moccasin; Mexikanische Mokassinschlange (Agkistrodon bilineatus) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon bilineatus GuĢnther, 1863
Animal (Montatheris Broadley) - Facts & Information
Montatheris Broadley, 1996
Jumping Pit Viper; Nauyaca O Nayaraca Saltadora (Atropoides nummifer) - Facts & Information
Atropoides nummifer (RuĢppell, 1845)
Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper; Yunnan Pit Viper; äŗåē«¹å¶éč (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus yunnanensis Schmidt, 1925
Black-Tailed Rattlesnake; Blacktail Rattlesnake; Cascabel Serrana; Oaxacan Black-Tailed Rattlesnake); Schwarzschwanz-Klapperschlange; ViĢbora-Cascabel Cola Negra; Western Black-Tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus molossus Baird & Girard, 1853
Nujiang Pit Viper; ęę±č® (NuĢ JiaĢng FuĢ) (Gloydius lipipengi) - Facts & Information
Gloydius lipipengi Shi, Liu & Malhotra, 2021
Adder; Kreuzotter; Nikolsky'S Viper [Nikolskii]; Northern Viper; Waldsteppen-Otter [Nikolskii]; RiÄovka; ŠŠ±ŃŠŗŠ½Š¾Š²ŠµŠ½Š½Š°Ń ŠŠ°Š“ŃŠŗŠ° (Vipera nikolskii) - Facts & Information
Vipera nikolskii Vedmederya, Grubant & Rudajewa, 1986