Summary ²

Cerastes vipera, common names Sahara sand viper and Avicenna viper, is a venomous viper species endemic to the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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1. (c) Alexandre Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/30142279@N07/17401691326/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerastes_vipera

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