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Cerastes vipera

Common names: Sahara sand viper, Avicenna viper,[1] more.

Cerastes vipera is a venomous viper species found in the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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Description

C. vipera, neonate.
C. vipera, neonate.
Averages 20-35 cm in length, with a maximum of 50 cm. Females are larger than males.[1] 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. A true desert species.[1][3]

Common names

Sahara sand viper, Avicenna viper,[1] common sand viper,[4] Egyptian asp, Cleopatra's asp, sand viper,[5] Avicenna's sand viper, lesser cerastes.[6]

Geographic range

Found in arid North Africa: Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Tunisia, Libya, Niger, Chad and Egypt. Sinai Peninsula: Egypt and Israel. The type locality given is "AEgypto" (Egypt).[7]

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External links

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