Cerastes cerastes

Cerastes cerastes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Cerastes
Species: Cerastes cerastes

Name

• Cerastes cerastes (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Holotype: NHRM 98
  • Type locality: “Oriente’ (Egypt?)
  • Original combination: Coluber cerastes

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 217.
• Cerastes cerastes at the New Reptile Database

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wüsten-Hornviper
English: Saharan horned viper, horned desert viper
suomi: Saharansarvikyy
français: Vipère à cornes
עברית: עכן חרטומים
magyar: Szarvasvipera
հայերեն: Եղջերավոր իժ
italiano: Ceraste cornuta
lietuvių: Raguotoji angis
Nederlands: Hoornadder
polski: Żmija rogata
svenska: Hornhuggorm
українська: Рогата гадюка звичайна
中文: 角蝰