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'''Horned viper''' may refer to any of the following genus/species:
'''Horned viper''' may refer to any of the following genus/species:


* ''[[Cerastes (genus)|Cerastes]]'' - a group of desert vipers found in northern Africa and the Middle East that have a spine-like horn over each eye.<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref>
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* ''[[Vipera ammodytes]]'' -  found in Europe through to the Balkans and parts of the Middle East, this species has a single "horn" on its snout.<ref name="Mal03"/>
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same or a similar title.

Horned viper may refer to any of the following genus/species:

  • External Article Cerastes (genus): A venomous member of the genus Cerastes, found in the deserts and semi-deserts of northern North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran. [e]
  • External Article Vipera ammodytes: Horned viper, long-nosed viper, sand viper, nose-horned viper, horn-nosed viper; venomous viper species found in southern Europe through to the Balkans and parts of the Middle East. [e]
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