Cerastes vipera

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Cerastes
Species:Cerastes vipera

Name

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Cerastes vipera (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Holotype: NRM Lin-99 (formerly MAFR), ♂, presented by F. Hasselquist in 7 July 1750.
  • Type locality: “Aegypto”.

Combinations

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  • Coluber vipera Linnaeus, 1758: 216 [original combination]
  • Cerastes viperaBoulenger, 1891 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Avicennaviper
English: Sahara Sand Viper
українська: Гадюка Авіцени
中文: 撒哈拉角蝰
 
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