Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Higher classification Cerastes | |
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Similar Snake, Vipers, Cerastes cerastes, Reptile, Cerastes gasperettii | ||
Cerastes vipera behavior
Cerastes vipera is a venomous viper species endemic to the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Contents
- Cerastes vipera behavior
- Hand feeding a baby sahara sand viper cerastes vipera
- Description
- Common names
- Geographic range
- References
Hand feeding a baby sahara sand viper cerastes vipera
Description
Adults average 20–35 cm (8-14 inches) in total length (body + tail), with a maximum total length of 50 cm (1.6 ft). Females are larger than males. Small and stout, it has a broad, triangular head with small eyes set well forward and situated on the junction of the side and the top of the head.
Common names
Common names include Sahara sand viper, Avicenna viper, common sand viper, Egyptian asp, Cleopatra's asp, sand viper, Avicenna's sand viper, lesser cerastes.
Geographic range
It is found in arid North Africa: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Chad and Egypt. Sinai Peninsula: Egypt and Israel.
The type locality given is "Ægypto" (Egypt).
