Horned Vipers
Cerastes
Cerastes is a genus of small, venomous vipers found in the deserts and semi-deserts of northern North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. Three species are currently recognized by "ITIS" (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), and an additional recently described species is recognized by the Reptile Database. Common names for members the genus include horned vipers, North African desert vipers, and cerastes vipers.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Desert Horned Viper
speciesCerastes cerastes
Arabian Horned Viper
speciesCerastes gasperettii
Sahara Sand Viper
speciesCerastes vipera
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.493
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.537
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.186
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.185
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.219
Ten Books of Exotic Things
Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.703
Serpentum et Draconum Historiae
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.192
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.185
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.184
Noah's Ark
Athanasius Kircher · 1675 · p.99
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 30809.