Travel Digest
List of viperine species and subspecies
2026-11-14 19:34:42 · Cedar Herald Index
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the subfamily Viperinae, otherwise referred to as viperines, true vipers, pitless vipers or Old World vipers. It follows the taxonomy of McDiarmid et al. (1999) and ITIS.
Atheris, Bush vipers
Atheris acuminata
Atheris anisolepis
Atheris barbouri, Uzungwe mountain bush viper
Atheris broadleyi
Atheris ceratophora, Horned bush viper
Atheris chlorechis, Western bush viper
Atheris desaixi, Mount Kenya bush viper
Atheris hetfieldi
Atheris hirsuta, Tai hairy bush viper
Atheris hispida, Bristly bush viper
Atheris katangensis, Katanga mountain bush viper
Atheris mabuensis, Mount Mabu forest viper
Atheris matildae, Matilda's horned viper
Atheris mongoensis
Atheris nitschei, Great Lakes bush viper
Atheris rungweensis, Rungwe tree viper
Atheris squamigera, Rough-scaled bush viper
Atheris subocularis
Bitis, Puff adders
Bitis albanica, Albany adder
Bitis arietans, Common puff adder
Bitis arietans arietans, Common puff adder
Bitis arietans somalica, Somali puff adder
Bitis armata, Southern adder
Bitis atropos, Mountain adder
Bitis caudalis, Horned adder
Bitis cornuta, Many-horned adder
