Cerastes cerastes

Taxonavigation

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 cerastes
Subspecies (2): C. c. cerastes – C. c. hoofieni

Name

Cerastes cerastes (Linnaeus, 1758) [conserved name]

Holotype: NHR Lin-98 (formerly MAFR), an anterior body section, presented by F. Hasselquist in 7 July 1750.
Type locality: “Oriente”.
Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 661 (1963: 191).

Combinations

Coluber cerastes Linnaeus, 1758: 217 [original combination]
Vipera cerastes — Sonnini & Latreille, 1801 [subsequent combination]
Cerastes cerastes — Andersson, 1899 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Andersson, L.G. 1899. Catalogue of Linnean type-specimens of snakes in the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 24(6): 1–35. BHL Reference page.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1963. Opinion 661. Cerastes Laurenti, 1768 (Reptilia): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(3): 191–192. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Werner, Y.L., Verdier, A. le, Rosenman, D. & Sivan, N. 1991. Systematics and zoogeography of Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae) in the Levant: 1, distinguishing Arabian from African “Cerastes cerastes”. The Snake 23(2): 90–100. Reference page.
Werner, Y.L., Sivan, N., Kushnir, V. & Motro, U. 1999. A statistical approach to variation in Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae), with the description of two endemic subspecies. Kaupia: Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 83–97. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cerastes cerastes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 May 2022.
Wagner, P., Wilms, T., Niagate, B., Joger, U., Geniez, P., Mateo, J.A., El Mouden, E.H., Slimani, T., Nouira, M.S., Baha El Din, S., Busais, S.M.S. & Al Jumaily, M.M. 2021. IUCN: Cerastes cerastes (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T197465A2486896. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T197465A2486896.en. Accessed on 19 May 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wüsten-Hornviper
English: Desert Horned Viper
suomi: Saharansarvikyy
français: Vipère à cornes
עברית: עכן חרטומים
magyar: Szarvasvipera
հայերեն: Եղջերավոր իժ
italiano: Ceraste cornuta
lietuvių: Raguotoji angis
Nederlands: Hoornadder
polski: Żmija rogata
svenska: Hornhuggorm
українська: Рогата гадюка звичайна
中文: 角蝰

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