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Basic information
Cerastes cerastes
Desert Horned Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusHorned Vipers
- Czech name
- Zmije rohatá
- English name
- Desert Horned Viper
- Alternative names
- Horned desert viper, Hornviper, Saharan horned viper
- Synonyms
- Cerastes cerastes hoofieni, Cerastes cerastes karlhartli, Cerastes cerastes mutila, Cerastes cornutus, Coluber cerastes
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 890 mm
- SVL
- max 746 mm
- Body mass
- max 371.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 11 g
- Offspring total length
- max 160 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 158 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 18 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Birds, Carnivore, Mammals, Reptiles
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 8–23 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · SJXC · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12083 · dryad-v5