List of viperine species and subspecies
Viperinae
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
| Animalia
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Phylum:
| Chordata
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Subphylum:
| Vertebrata
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Class:
| Reptilia
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Order:
| Squamata
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Suborder:
| Serpentes
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Family:
| Viperidae
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Subfamily:
| Viperinae Oppel, 1811
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This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Viperinae, otherwise referred to as viperines, true vipers, pitless vipers or Old World vipers. It follows the taxonomy of McDiarmid et al. (1999)[1] and ITIS.[2] For a full list of common names, see Viperinae by common name.
- Adenorhinos, Uzungwe mountain bush viper
- Atheris, Bush vipers
- Bitis, Puff adders
- Bitis arietans, Common puff adder
- Bitis atropos, Mountain adder
- Bitis caudalis, Horned adder
- Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder
- Bitis gabonica, Gaboon viper
- Bitis heraldica, Angolan adder
- Bitis inornata, Plain mountain adder
- Bitis nasicornis, Rhinoceros viper
- Bitis parviocula, Ethiopian viper
- Bitis peringueyi, Peringuey's desert adder
- Bitis rubida, Red adder
- Bitis schneideri, Namaqua dwarf adder
- Bitis worthingtoni, Kenyan horned viper
- Bitis xeropaga, Desert mountain adder
- Cerastes, Horned vipers
- Daboia, Russell's viper
- Echis, Saw-scaled vipers
- Eristicophis, McMahon's desert viper
- Macrovipera, Large Palearctic vipers
- Proatheris, Lowland swamp viper
- Pseudocerastes, Persian horned viper
- Vipera, Palearctic vipers
- Vipera albicornuta, Iranian mountain viper
- Vipera albizona, Central Turkish mountain viper
- Vipera ammodytes, Sand viper
- Vipera aspis, Asp viper
- Vipera barani, Baran's adder
- Vipera berus, Adder
- Vipera bornmuelleri, Bornmuellers viper
- Vipera bulgardaghica, Bulgardagh viper
- Vipera darevskii, Darevsky’s viper
- Vipera dinniki, Dinnik’s viper
- Vipera kaznakovi, Caucasus viper
- Vipera latastei, Lataste's viper
- Vipera latifii, Latifi's viper
- Vipera lotievi, Caucasian meadow viper
- Vipera monticola, Atlas mountain viper
- Vipera nikolskii, Nikolski’s viper
- Vipera palaestinae, Palestine viper
- Vipera pontica, Pontic adder
- Vipera raddei, Rock viper
- Vipera seoanei, Baskian viper
- Vipera ursinii, Meadow viper
- Vipera wagneri, Ocellated mountain viper
- Vipera xanthina, Rock viper
See also
References
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Viperinae (TSN 563898). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 23 March 2007.
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