Sahara Sand Viper
Cerastes vipera
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
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 recognized as being valid. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Cerastes