Desert horned viper
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| phylum | Chordata | Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the desert horned viper, is a venomous species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant. It is often easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Squamata | |
| suborder | Serpentes | |
| family | Viperidae | |
| genus | Cerastes | |
| species | C. cerastes |
