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Basic information
Vipera ammodytes
Nose-horned Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusVipers
- English name
- Nose-horned Viper
- Alternative names
- Europäische Hornotter, Europäische Sandotter, Poskok, Sand Viper, Vipera dal corno
- Synonyms
- Coluber ammodytes, Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri, Vipera ammodytes montandoni, Vipera ammodytes ruffoi, Vipera ammodytes var. montandoni, Vipera aspis balcanica, Vipera illyrica, Vipera illyrica var. fusca, Vipera illyrica var. pallido-caerulescens
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Alpine, Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,100 mm
- SVL
- max 611 mm
- Body mass
- max 687.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~8 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 175 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 30 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 21–30.7 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–20 individuals
- Clutches per year
- min 0 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 5BJ7N · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19982 · dryad-v5