Cerastes gasperettii

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Cerastes gasperettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Cerastes
Species: C. gasperettii
Binomial name
Cerastes gasperettii
Leviton & Anderson, 1967
Synonyms
  • Certastes cerastes gasperettii - Leviton & Anderson, 1967
  • Certastes cerastes gasperetti - Farag & Banaja, 1980
  • Cerastes gasperettii - Werner, 1987
  • Cerastes gasperettii - Werner, Le Verdier, Rosenman & Sivan, 1991
  • Cerastes gasperettii - Schätti & Gasperetti, 1994[1]

Common names: Arabian horned viper, desert horned viper.[2]  
 
Cerastes gasperettii is a venomous viper species found in the Middle East from Israel to Iran, and especially in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] They are very similar in appearance to C. cerastes, except that their ranges do not overlap.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

Description

The average length is 30-60 cm, with a maximum of 85. Females are larger than males.[2]

Geographic range

This snake is found in the Arava valley, located on the border between southern Israel and Jordan, eastwards through Jordan and Iraq to Khuzistan Provence in southwestern Iran. In the Arabian Peninsula it has been found in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Quatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The type-locality given is "Beda Azan [23°41'N., 53°28'E.], Abu Dhabi [Abu Zaby]" [United Arab Emirates].[1]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  3. Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
  4. Cerastes gasperettii (TSN 634964) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 6 April 2007.

Other references

  • Joger U. 1984. The Venomous Snakes of the Near and Middle East. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag. 175 pp. ISBN 3-88226-199-4.