Viperidae

Classification

Genera in Viperidae

• Crotalus — 60 species: Crotalus adamanteus, Crotalus angelensis, Crotalus aquaticus, Crotalus aquilus, Crotalus armstrongi, Crotalus atrox, Crotalus basiliscus, Crotalus caliginis
• Bothrops — 53 species: Bothrops alcatraz, Bothrops alternatus, Bothrops ammodytoides, Bothrops asper, Bothrops atrox, Bothrops ayerbei, Bothrops barnetti, Bothrops bilineatus
• Trimeresurus — 51 species: Trimeresurus albolabris, Trimeresurus andalasensis, Trimeresurus andersonii, Trimeresurus arunachalensis, Trimeresurus barati, Trimeresurus brongersmai, Trimeresurus buniana, Trimeresurus cantori
• Vipera — 43 species: Vipera altaica, Vipera ammodytes, Vipera anatolica, Vipera antiqua, Vipera aspis, Vipera barani, Vipera berus, Vipera britoi
• Gloydius — 25 species: Gloydius angusticeps, Gloydius blomhoffii, Gloydius brevicauda, Gloydius caraganus, Gloydius caucasicus, Gloydius chambensis, Gloydius changdaoensis, Gloydius cognatus
• Atheris — 19 species: Atheris acuminata, Atheris anisolepis, Atheris barbouri, Atheris broadleyi, Atheris ceratophora, Atheris chlorechis, Atheris desaixi, Atheris hetfieldi
• Craspedocephalus — 15 species: Craspedocephalus anamallensis, Craspedocephalus andalasensis, Craspedocephalus borneensis, Craspedocephalus brongersmai, Craspedocephalus gramineus, Craspedocephalus macrolepis, Craspedocephalus malabaricus, Craspedocephalus occidentalis
• Protobothrops — 15 species: Protobothrops cornutus, Protobothrops dabieshanensis, Protobothrops elegans, Protobothrops flavoviridis, Protobothrops himalayanus, Protobothrops jerdonii, Protobothrops kaulbacki, Protobothrops kelomohy
• Echis — 12 species: Echis borkini, Echis carinatus, Echis coloratus, Echis hughesi, Echis jogeri, Echis khosatzkii, Echis leucogaster, Echis megalocephalus
• Bothriechis — 11 species: Bothriechis aurifer, Bothriechis bicolor, Bothriechis guifarroi, Bothriechis lateralis, Bothriechis marchi, Bothriechis nigroviridis, Bothriechis nubestris, Bothriechis rowleyi
• Montivipera — 11 species: Montivipera albizona, Montivipera bornmuelleri, Montivipera bulgardaghica, Montivipera europa, Montivipera kuhrangica, Montivipera latifii, Montivipera raddei, Montivipera snakebustersorum
• Uropsophus — 10 species: Uropsophus elfakhariorum, Uropsophus euanedwardsi, Uropsophus gedyei, Uropsophus hammondi, Uropsophus oxyi, Uropsophus rentoni, Uropsophus strimplei, Uropsophus swileorum
• Agkistrodon — 9 species: Agkistrodon bilineatus, Agkistrodon conanti, Agkistrodon contortrix, Agkistrodon howardgloydi, Agkistrodon laticinctus, Agkistrodon piscivorous, Agkistrodon piscivorus, Agkistrodon russeolus
• Bothrocophias — 9 species: Bothrocophias andianus, Bothrocophias campbelli, Bothrocophias colombianus, Bothrocophias hyoprora, Bothrocophias lojanus, Bothrocophias microphthalmus, Bothrocophias myersi, Bothrocophias myrringae
• Porthidium — 9 species: Porthidium arcosae, Porthidium dunni, Porthidium hespere, Porthidium lansbergii, Porthidium nasutum, Porthidium ophryomegas, Porthidium porrasi, Porthidium volcanicum
• Ovophis — 6 species: Ovophis convictus, Ovophis makazayazaya, Ovophis monticola, Ovophis okinavensis, Ovophis tonkinensis, Ovophis zayuensis
• Cerrophidion — 5 species: Cerrophidion godmani, Cerrophidion petlalcalensis, Cerrophidion sasai, Cerrophidion tzotzilorum, Cerrophidion wilsoni
• Daboia — 5 species: Daboia deserti, Daboia mauritanica, Daboia palaestinae, Daboia russelii, Daboia siamensis
• Lachesis — 5 species: Lachesis acrochorda, Lachesis helenae, Lachesis melanocephala, Lachesis muta, Lachesis stenophrys
• Metlapilcoatlus — 5 species: Metlapilcoatlus borealis, Metlapilcoatlus indomitus, Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus, Metlapilcoatlus occiduus, Metlapilcoatlus olmec
• Tropidolaemus — 5 species: Tropidolaemus huttoni, Tropidolaemus laticinctus, Tropidolaemus philippensis, Tropidolaemus subannulatus, Tropidolaemus wagleri
• Causus — 4 species: Causus lichtensteinii, Causus maculatus, Causus resimus, Causus rhombeatus
• Cerastes — 4 species: Cerastes boehmei, Cerastes cerastes, Cerastes gasperettii, Cerastes vipera
• Macrovipera — 4 species: Macrovipera gedulyi, Macrovipera lebetinus, Macrovipera razii, Macrovipera schweizeri
• Hypnale — 3 species:
• Mixcoatlus — 3 species:
• Ophryacus — 3 species:
• Pseudocerastes — 3 species:
• Sistrurus — 3 species:
• Azemiops — 2 species:
• Calloselasma — 2 species:
• Atropoides — 1 species:
• Caudisona — 1 species:
• Cryptelytrops — 1 species:
• Deinagkistrodon — 1 species:
• Eristicophis — 1 species:
• Garthius — 1 species:
• Laophis — 1 species:
• Montatheris — 1 species:
• Popeia — 1 species:
• Proatheris — 1 species:
• Bitis

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.