The Viperinae, or Viperines, are a subfamily of venomous Vipers in Europe, Asia and Africa.There are 12 genera and 66 species in this subfamily. Most are tropical and subtropical, although one species, the Vipera berus, even lives within the Arctic Circle.
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Viperinae |
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Chain viper, Daboia elegans, a viperine |
Scientific classification |
Domain: |
Eukaryota |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Class: |
Reptilia |
Order: |
Squamata |
Suborder: |
Serpentes |
Family: |
Viperidae |
Subfamily: |
Viperinae Oppel, 1811 |
Synonyms |
- Viperini Oppel, 1811
- Viperes Cuvier, 1817
- Viperides Latreille, 1825
- Viperina Gray, 1825
- Viperiodea Fitzinger, 1826
- Viperiodei Eichwald, 1831
- Viperinae Cantor, 1847
- Viperiformes Günther, 1864
- Viperida Strauch, 1869
- Atherini Broadley, 1996
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