Viperidae

Aloufi, Abdulhadi A., Amr, Zuhair S., Abu Baker, Mohammad A. & Hamidan, Nashat, 2019, Diversity and conservation of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles and amphibians in Saudi Arabia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 204) 13 (2), pp. 181-202 : 195

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13239045

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED6A4E-FFC4-0D44-FF5E-FE707340FDE9

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Felipe

scientific name

Viperidae
status

 

Family Viperidae View in CoL ( Fig. 10C and D View Fig )

Six species in four genera ( Bitis , Cerastes , Echis , and Pseudocerastes ) of vipers are known in Saudi Arabia. Bitis arietans , Cerastes cerastes , and Echis borkini , are confined to the southwest, while Pseudocerastes fieldi occurs to the extreme north on the border with Jordan within Harat Al Harah. Cerastes gasperetti is the most common viper, especially in sandy areas.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Viperidae

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