Eurasian Vipers
Vipera
Vipera is a genus of venomous vipers. It has a very wide range, being found from North Africa to just within the Arctic Circle and from Great Britain to Pacific Asia. The name is possibly derived from the Latin words vivus and pario, meaning "alive" and "bear" or "bring forth"; likely a reference to the fact that most vipers bear live young. Currently, 23 species are recognized.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Adder
speciesVipera berus
Asp
speciesVipera aspis
Vipera ammodytes
complexVipera ammodytes
Seoane's Viper
speciesVipera seoanei
Lataste's Viper
speciesVipera latastei
Steppe Viper
speciesVipera renardi
Meadow Viper
speciesVipera ursinii
Nikolsky's Viper
speciesVipera nikolskii
Caucasian Viper
speciesVipera kaznakovi
Caucasus Subalpine Viper
speciesVipera dinniki
Alburzi Viper
speciesVipera eriwanensis
Lotiev's Viper
speciesVipera lotievi
Atlas Dwarf Viper
speciesVipera monticola
Darevsky's Viper
speciesVipera darevskii
Greek Viper
speciesVipera graeca
Anatolian Meadow Viper
speciesVipera anatolica
Altai Viper
speciesVipera altaica
Orlov's Viper
speciesVipera orlovi
Sako's Viper
speciesVipera sakoi
Vipera aspis × latastei
hybridVipera aspis × latastei
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
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.132
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.144
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.138
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.141
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.133
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.126
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.136
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.130
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.136
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.142
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.572
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 1) (1750)
Mark Catesby · 1750 · p.139
In the stacks
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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 30889.