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Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper [4] or the desert horned viper, [5] is a species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant. It is often easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur. [4]
Cerastes is a genus of small vipers found in the deserts and semi-deserts of northern North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Three species are currently recognized by ITIS , [ 4 ] and an additional recently described species is recognized by the Reptile Database . [ 5 ]
The legend is most likely derived from the habits of the horned viper, whose genus, Cerastes, is named after the mythological creature. They are desert-dwelling animals, which can have horn-like protrusions over their eyes, and are ambush predators, though not nearly large enough to take prey items much larger than a mouse or small lizard.
Cerastes vipera, common names Sahara sand viper and Avicenna viper, is a viper species endemic to the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Like all other vipers, it is venomous .
Cerastes, Horned vipers Cerastes boehmeii Tunesian horned viper; Cerastes cerastes, Saharan horned viper; Cerastes gasperettii, Arabian horned viper; Cerastes vipera, Sahara sand viper; Daboia. Daboia mauritanica, Moorish viper; Daboia palaestinae, Palestine viper; Daboia russelii, Russell's viper; Daboia siamensis, Eastern Russell's viper ...
Crotalus cerastes [cerastes] – Klauber , 1944 [ 2 ] Crotalus cerastes , known as the sidewinder , horned rattlesnake or sidewinder rattlesnake , [ 3 ] is a pit viper species belonging to the genus Crotalus (the rattlesnakes), and is found in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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