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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Viperidae Oppel 1811
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Viperidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, INBio, ReptileDB, Afghanistan Species List, Albania Species List, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, GBIF national node type records Germany, United States Species List, Flickr BHL, and GANS 1975

Alternative Names

Trimeresurus sumatranus Sanders Et Al. 2002
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Acridophaga Reuss 1927
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Agkishodon de Beauvois 1799
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Agkistrodon Huxley 1865
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aploaspis Cope 1866
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Atropophis Peters 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Atropos Wagler 1830
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bothrophis Fitzinger 1861
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bothropoides Fenwick, Gutberlet, Evans & Parkinson 2009
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Caudisona Laurenti 1768
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Caudisonia Laurenti 1768
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cenchris Daudin 1803
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chersea Fleming 1822
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cottonus Hoser 2012
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Craspedocephalus Kuhl & van Hasselt 1822
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crotalophorus Gray 1825
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crotalurus Rafinesque 1820
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dinodipsas Peters 1882
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Distichurus Hallowell 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Echidna Hübner 1807
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Halys Gray 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Heterophis Peters 1862
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Himalayophis Malhotra & Thorpe 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mesovipera Reuss 1927
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parias Gray 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pelias Merrem 1820
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Peltopelor Günther 1864
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Poecilostolus Günther 1863
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Popeia Malhotra & Thorpe 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhinocerophis Garman 1881
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Scytale Meuschen 1778
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sinovipera Guo & Wang 2011
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Teleuraspis Cope 1859
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thamnocenchris Salvin 1860
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thanatophis Posada-Arango 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Toxicoa Gray 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Toxicophis Troost 1836
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Triceratolepidophis Ziegler, Herrmann, David, Orlov & Plauvels 2000
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Trimesurus Gray 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Turanechis Cherlin 1990
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Urobelus Reinhardt 1860
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Viridovipera Malhorta & Thorpe 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Zhaoermia Gumprechtt & Tillack 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

vipers preferred
viper
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
African Puff Adder
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Arabic

أفعويات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

իժեր preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Gürzələr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Biperido preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

гадзюкавыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

ভাইপারিডি preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

отровници preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Vipèrid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Хура çĕлен йышшисем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Ljutice preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

zmijovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

adders preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Viperedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Rästiklased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

kyykäärmeet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Viperidés preferred
Recognized by admin

Georgian

გველგესლასებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Vipern preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Οχιά preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

צפעיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

वाइपरिडाए preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

viperafélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Höggormar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Beludak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

nathair nimhe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

クサリヘビ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kazakh

Sur jılandılar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Сұр жыландылар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
سۇر جىلاندىلار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Чаар жылан сымалдуулар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

살무사과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Famîleya margîskan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Odžu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Angys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Отровници preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Ular Kapak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

വൈപ്പറിഡേ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼiish báhádzidígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Hoggormfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
hoggormer preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Viperids preferred
Recognized by admin

Persian

گرزه‌ماران preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

żmijowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Katari preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

гадюковые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Vretenicovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Gadi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Kipiri preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Huggormar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
huggormar

Tagalog

Ulupong preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

రక్తపింజరి preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์งูแมวเซา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

гадюкові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Qora ilonlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Rắn Viper preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

افعويات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ku Arab

فامیلەیا مارگیسکان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ku Latn

Famîleya margîskan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nrm

Vipéthe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

وائپر سپ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

蝮蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

蝰蛇科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Viperidae Oppel 1811

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
186 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Viperidae (this page)