Vipera ammodytes

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Vipera
Species: Vipera ammodytes
Subspecies (3): V. a. ammodytes – V. a. meridionalis – V. a. montandoni

Name

Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: UUZM 95.
Type locality: “Oriente”.

Combinations

Coluber ammodytes Linnaeus, 1758: 216 [original combination]
Vipera ammodytes — Sonnini & Latreille, 1820 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Vipera aspis balcanica Buresh & Zonkov, 1934

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.

Additional references

Schweiger, Mario 1992. Die Europäische Hornotter Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758). Teil 1: Systematik, Ökologie und Lebensweise Herpetofauna 14 (77): 11–22

Links

Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Vipera ammodytes. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 June 2022.
Agasyan, A., Avci, A., Tuniyev, B, Isailovic, J.C., Lymberakis, P., Andrén, C., Cogalniceanu, D., Wilkinson, J., Ananjeva, N., Üzüm, N., Orlov, N., Podloucky, R., Tuniyev, S., Kaya, U., Sindaco, R., Böhme, W., Ajtic, R., Tok, V., Ugurtas, I.H., Sevinç, M., Tomović, L., Crochet, P.-A., Haxhiu, I., Joger, U., Sterijovski, B., Nilson, G. & Jelić, D. 2009. IUCN: Vipera ammodytes (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T62255A12584303. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T62255A12584303.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.

Vernacular names

български: Пепелянка
brezhoneg: Naer-wiber gornek
bosanski: Poskok
čeština: Zmije růžkatá
Deutsch: Europäische Hornotter
Ελληνικά: οχιά
English: Nose-horned Viper
español: Víbora cornuda
eesti: Nokisrästik
euskara: Sugegorri sudurluze
suomi: Hietakyy
français: vipère cornue
hrvatski: Poskok
magyar: Homoki vipera
italiano: Vipera dal corno
日本語: ハナダカクサリヘビ
ქართული: ცხვირრქოსანი გველგესლა
lietuvių: Ilganosė angis
македонски: Поскок
Nederlands: Zandadder
polski: Żmija nosoroga
русский: Носатая гадюка
slovenščina: Modras
српски / srpski: Поскок
svenska: Sandhuggorm
Türkçe: Boynuzlu engerek
українська: Гадюка носата