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Basic information
Cerastes vipera
Sahara Sand Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusHorned Vipers
- Czech name
- Zmije písečná
- English name
- Sahara Sand Viper
- Alternative names
- Avicennaviper, Böhme's Horned Viper
- Synonyms
- Aspis cleopatrae, Cerastes boehmei, Cerastes richiei, Cerastes vipera inornatus, Coluber vipera, Vipera aegyptiaca, Vipera avicennae
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Arid, Desert, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 480 mm
- SVL
- max 295 mm
- Body mass
- max 61.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.81 g
- Offspring total length
- max 135 mm
- Offspring SVL
- max 119 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–1 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–8 individuals
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · SJXV · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12082 · dryad-v5
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 12085 · dryad-v5