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
Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sonoran Desert Sidewinder; Sonoran Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) - Facts & Information
Crotalus cerastes cercobombus Savage & Cliff, 1953
Jararaca-De-VitoĢria (Bothrops otavioi) - Facts & Information
Bothrops otavioi Barbo, Grazziotin, Sazima, Martins & Sawaya, 2012
Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus durissus unicolor Van Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Animal (Trimeresurus calamitas) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus calamitas Vogel, David & Sidik, 2022
Red Adder (Bitis rubida) - Facts & Information
Bitis rubida Branch, 1997
Banded Rock Rattlesnake; Cascabel Verde; Durangan Rock Rattlesnake; Felsen-Klapperschlange; Gebirgsklapperschlange; Rock Rattlesnake; ViĢbora-Cascabel Variable (Crotalus lepidus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus lepidus (Kennicott, 1861)
Animal (Vipera nasicornis) - Facts & Information
Vipera nasicornis Schleg.
Animal (Crotalophorus Gray) - Facts & Information
Crotalophorus Gray, 1825
Animal (Crotalurus Rafinesque) - Facts & Information
Crotalurus Rafinesque, 1820
Mojave Rattlesnake; Northern Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus (Kennicott, 1861)
Animal (Gloydius halys) - Facts & Information
Gloydius halys affinis (Gray, 1849)
Animal (Vipera anatolica) - Facts & Information
Vipera anatolica anatolica Eiselt & Baran, 1970
Animas Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake; New Mexico Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake; New Mexico Ridgenose Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi) - Facts & Information
Crotalus willardi obscurus Harris, 1974
Joger'S Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis jogeri) - Facts & Information
Echis jogeri Cherlin, 1990
Coffee Palm Viper; Lora; Palmenlanzenotter (Bothriechis lateralis) - Facts & Information
Bothriechis lateralis Peters, 1862
Animal (Bothriechis guifarroi) - Facts & Information
Bothriechis guifarroi Townsend, Medina-Flores, Wilson, Jadin & Austin, 2013
Desert Massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii (Baird & Girard, 1853)
Animal (Metlapilcoatlus indomitus) - Facts & Information
Metlapilcoatlus indomitus (Smith & Ferrari-Castro, 2008)
Animal (Vipera britoi) - Facts & Information
Vipera britoi Hoser, 2015
Animal (Dinodipsas Peters) - Facts & Information
Dinodipsas Peters, 1882
Cat Lancehead; Cauca Valley Yellow Lancehead [Rhombeatus]; Colombian Lancehead; Equis Amarilla Del Valle Del Cauca [Rhombeatus]; Equis Colorada De Munchique; Equis Gata; Munchique'S Rufous Lancehead (Bothrocophias colombianus) - Facts & Information
Bothrocophias colombianus (Rendahl & Vestergren, 1940)
Animal (BOLDACI) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACI5780
Animal (Cerastes gasperettii) - Facts & Information
Cerastes gasperettii mendelssohni Werner & Sivan in Werner et al., 1999
Gefleckte Klapperschlange; Speckled Rattlesnake; Vibora Blanca (Crotalus mitchellii) - Facts & Information
Crotalus mitchellii (Cope, 1861)
Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake; Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) - Facts & Information
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Atlasotter; Moorish Viper; Saharaotter [Deserti] (Daboia mauritanica) - Facts & Information
Daboia mauritanica (Gray, 1849)
Southern Adder (Bitis armata) - Facts & Information
Bitis armata (Smith, 1826)
Animal (Porthidium Cope) - Facts & Information
Porthidium Cope, 1871
Animal (Cerastes Laurenti) - Facts & Information
Cerastes Laurenti, 1768
Mt Rungwe Bush Viper; Mt. Rungwe Bush Viper (Atheris rungweensis) - Facts & Information
Atheris rungweensis Bogert, 1940
Animal (BOLDABZ) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ABZ0912
HetfieldāS Bush Viper (Atheris hetfieldi) - Facts & Information
Atheris hetfieldi CeriĢaco, Marques & Bauer, 2020
Animal (BOLDAEY) - Facts & Information
BOLD:AEY4324
Northwestern Neotropical Rattlesnake; Shunu (Crotalus culminatus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus culminatus Klauber, 1952
HoĢng BaĢn GaĢo ShaĢn FuĢ (ēŗ¢ęé«å±±č®); Red-Spotted Alpine Pit Viper; Tongtianhe Pit Viper (Gloydius rubromaculatus) - Facts & Information
Gloydius rubromaculatus Shi, LI & Liu, 2017
Midget Faded Rattlesnake (Crotalus concolor) - Facts & Information
Crotalus concolor Woodbury, 1929
Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) - Facts & Information
Crotalus viridis viridis (Rafinesque, 1818)
Animal (Trimeresurus tenasserimensis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus tenasserimensis Idiiatullina, Nguyen, Pawangkhanant, Suwannapoom, Chanhome, Mirza, David, Vogel, & Poyarkov, 2024
Broad-Horned Pitviper (Ophryacus sphenophrys) - Facts & Information
Ophryacus sphenophrys (Smith, 1960)
Anatolian Meadow Viper; Anatolische Wiesenotter; Elmalı EngeregĢi (Vipera anatolica) - Facts & Information
Vipera anatolica Eiselt & Baran, 1970
Green Bush Viper; VipeĢre De Bananier; VipeĢre DāArbre; West African Bush Viper; Western Bush Viper (Atheris chlorechis) - Facts & Information
Atheris chlorechis (Pel, 1852)
Animal (Atheris Cope) - Facts & Information
Atheris Cope, 1862
African Hairy Bush Viper (Atheris hispida) - Facts & Information
Atheris hispida Laurent, 1955
Boca De Sapo; Boca-De-Sapo; Cerrado Lancehead; Jararaca; Jararaca-Pintada; Jararaca-Do-Cerrado; Jararaca-Do-SertaĢo; Rabo-De-Osso; Sertao Lancehead [Iglesiasi]; Tira Peia; Tira-Peia (Bothrops lutzi) - Facts & Information
Bothrops lutzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915)
Trans-Pecos Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster Gloyd & Conant, 1943
Atlantic Forest Bushmaster; Bico-De-Jaca; Bosmeester; Bushmaster; Cobra-Topete; Cuaima; Guayma Concha De PinĢa; Cuiama-Pina; Daya; LacheĢsis Muet (Le); Pico-De-Jaca; South American Bushmaster; Surucucu; Surucucu-Bico-De-Jaca; Surucucu-Cospe-Fogo; Surucucu-Pico-De-Jaca; Surucucu-Rabo-De-Mucura; Surucucu-De-Fogo; Surucucutinga; Surucutinga; SuĢdamerikanischer Buschmeister; Verrugosa (Lachesis muta) - Facts & Information
Lachesis muta (Linnaeus, 1766)
Jerdon'S Pitviper (Protobothrops jerdonii) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops jerdonii jerdonii (GuĢnther, 1875)
Avicennaviper; LafaĢa Er-Remla; Sahara Sand Viper; VipeĢre De LāErg; ViĢbora De Arena (Cerastes vipera) - Facts & Information
Cerastes vipera (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (Sinovipera) - Facts & Information
Sinovipera Guo & Wang, 2011
Animal (Adelynhoserserpenae wellsi) - Facts & Information
Adelynhoserserpenae wellsi Hoser, 2013
GehoĢrnte Buschviper; Usambara Eyelash Viper; Usambara-Buschviper (Atheris ceratophora) - Facts & Information
Atheris ceratophora Werner, 1896
Arabische Sandrasselotter; BurtonāS Saw-Scaled Viper; BurtonāS Carpet Viper; Palestine Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis coloratus) - Facts & Information
Echis coloratus GuĢnther, 1878
Animal (Bothrocophias tulitoi) - Facts & Information
Bothrocophias tulitoi Angarita-Sierra, Cubides-Cubillos & Hurtado-GoĢmez, 2022
Bocuda; CabecĢ§a-De-Capanga; Jararaca-Pintada; Jararaca-Pintada-Argentina; Jararaca-Pintada-Do-Sul; Jararaca-Do-Chaco; Jararaca-Do-Rabo-Branco (Bothrops diporus) - Facts & Information
Bothrops diporus Cope, 1862
Hognosed Pit Viper; Nasenlanzenotter; Nauyaca-Nariz De Cerdo Narigona; Regenwald-StuĢlpnasenotter; TamagaĢ; ViĢbora De Hoja Nasal (Porthidium nasutum) - Facts & Information
Porthidium nasutum (Bocourt, 1868)
Boipeva; Bopeva; Brazilian Lancehead; Caissaca; CaicĢ§aca; CaicĢ§ara; JaracucĢ§u; Jararaca; Jararaca-De-Vereda; Jararaca-Do-Cerrado; JararacaĢo; Jararaquinha-Do-Rabo-Branco (Bothrops moojeni) - Facts & Information
Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966
Ngoo Kheeow Hang Mai Phuket; Phuket Bambusotter; Phuket Pitviper; TrimeĢreĢ- Sure De Phuket (Trimeresurus phuketensis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus phuketensis Sumontha, Kunya, Pauwels, Nitikul & Punnadee, 2011
Caucasian Pitviper (Gloydius halys) - Facts & Information
Gloydius halys caucasicus (Nikolsky, 1916)
Animal (Bothrops sonene) - Facts & Information
Bothrops sonene Carrasco, Grazziotin, Cruz-FarfaĢn, Koch, Ochoa, Scrocchi, Leynaud & Chaparro, 2019
Lar Valley Viper; Latifi'S Viper (Montivipera latifii) - Facts & Information
Montivipera latifii (Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967)
Cameron Highlands Pitviper; Clouded Pit Viper (Trimeresurus nebularis) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus nebularis Vogel, David & Pauwels, 2004
Rhinoceros Viper; VipeĢre Du Gabon De LāOuest; West African Gaboon Adder; West African Gaboon Viper; Western Gaboon Adder; Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros) - Facts & Information
Bitis rhinoceros (Schlegel, 1855)
Animal (Bitis arietans) - Facts & Information
Bitis arietans arietans (Merrem, 1820)
Animal (Vipera hoserae) - Facts & Information
Vipera hoserae Hoser, 2015
Animal (Montivipera raddei) - Facts & Information
Montivipera raddei kurdistanica (Nilson & AndreĢn, 1986)
Animal (Hypnale zara) - Facts & Information
Hypnale zara (Gray, 1849)
Animal (BOLDACF) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ACF6013
Acuminate Bush Viper (Atheris acuminata) - Facts & Information
Atheris acuminata Broadley, 1998
Boca-Podre; CabecĢ§a-De-Patrona; Caissaca; CaicĢ§aca; Cola-Branca; Jaraca; JaracucĢ§u; JaracucĢ§u-Quatro-Ventas; JaracucĢ§u-Venenoso; JaracaĢ; Jararaca; Jararaca-Comum; Jararaca-Dormideira; Jararaca-Dorminhoca; Jararaca-PreguicĢ§osa; Jararaca-Rabo-De-Osso; Jararaca-Verdadeira; Jararaca-Da-Mata-Virgem; Jararaca-Do-Campo; Jararaca-Do-Mato; Jararaca-Do-Rabo-Branco; Malha-De-Sapo; Patrona; PreguicĢ§osa; Quatro-Ventas; Urutu; Urutu-Amarelo; Urutu-Preto; Lancehead (Bothrops jararaca) - Facts & Information
Bothrops jararaca (Wied-Neuwied, 1824)
Honduras Montane Pitviper (Cerrophidion wilsoni) - Facts & Information
Cerrophidion wilsoni Jadin, Townsend, Castoe & Campbell, 2012
Gloyd'S Moccasin; Gloyds Mokassinschlange; GloydāS Moccasin (Agkistrodon howardgloydi) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon howardgloydi Conant, 1984
San Lucan Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) - Facts & Information
Crotalus ruber lucasensis Van Denburgh, 1920
Oaxacan Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus) - Facts & Information
Crotalus ravus brunneus Harris & Simmons, 1978
Animal (Trimeresurus LacepeĢde) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus LacepeĢde, 1804
Animal (BOLDADE) - Facts & Information
BOLD:ADE9601
Schultze'S Pit Viper (Trimeresurus schultzei) - Facts & Information
Trimeresurus schultzei Griffin, 1909
American Moccasins; Copperheads; Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon de) - Facts & Information
Agkistrodon de Beauvois, 1799
Animal (Cryptelytrops Cope) - Facts & Information
Cryptelytrops Cope, 1859
Animal (Protobothrops flavoviridis) - Facts & Information
Protobothrops flavoviridis flavoviridis (Hallowell, 1861)
Emerald Horned Pitviper (Ophryacus smaragdinus) - Facts & Information
Ophryacus smaragdinus GruĢnwald, Jones, Franz-ChaĢvez & Ahumada-Carrillo, 2015
Karaganda Pitviper (Gloydius halys) - Facts & Information
Gloydius halys caraganus (Eichwald, 1831)
Cotiara; Cotiara-Estrela; Fonseca'S Lancehead; Jararaca-Estrela; Jararaca-Das-Montanhas; Urutu; Urutu-Da-Serra (Bothrops fonsecai) - Facts & Information
Bothrops fonsecai Hoge & Belluomini, 1959