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'''''Vipera Avicennae''''' is a scientific name proposed by Jan in 1859. It was used to describe a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] found in the deserts of [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. However, this name has long since been considered a synonym of the following two species:<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6.</ref> | '''''Vipera Avicennae''''' is a scientific name proposed by Jan in 1859. It was used to describe a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] found in the deserts of [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]]. However, this name has long since been considered a synonym of the following two species:<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6.</ref> | ||
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Vipera Avicennae (disambiguation)
Vipera Avicennae is a scientific name proposed by Jan in 1859. It was used to describe a venomous viper found in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East. However, this name has long since been considered a synonym of the following two species:[1]
- Cerastes cerastes - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Desert horned viper.
- Cerastes vipera - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sahara sand viper.
Cited references
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6.
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