Contents/Inhalt Introduction/Einleitung 6 How to use this book/Benutzerhinweise 6 Taxonomy/Taxonomie 7 Distribution Maps and Pictograms/Verbreitungskarten und Piktogramme 16 References/Literaturverzeichnis 17 Acknowledgments/Danksagung 20 ELAPIDAE:ElapinaeBoiE, 1827 21 Bungarus DAUDIN, 1803 - Kraits/Kraits 21 Bungarus caeruleus (SCHNEIDER, 1801) - Common Indian Krait/Indischer Krait 21 Bungarus sindanus BOULENGER, 1897 - Sind Krait/Sind-Krait 21 Bungarus sindanus razai KHAN, 1985 - Razai's Krait/Razais Krait 21 Naja LAURENTI, 1768 - Cobras/Kobras 22 Naja arabica SCORTECCI, 1932 - Arabian Cobra/Arabische Kobra 22 Naja oxiana (EICHWALD, 1831) - Central Asian Cobra/Zentralasiatische Kobra 23 Wi'alterinnesta LATASTE, 1887 - Desert Cobras/Wüstenkobras 24 Walterinnesia aegyptia LATASTE, 1887 - Black Desert Cobra/Schwarze Wüstenkobra 24 Walterinnesia morgani (MOCQUARD, 1905)- Morgan's Desert Cobra/Morgans Wüstenkobra 26 LAMPROPHIIDAE FiTziNGER, 1843 27 Atractaspis SMITH, 1849 - Stiletto snakes/Erdvipern 27 Atractaspis andersonii BOULENGER, 1905 - Arabian Stiletto snake/Arabische Erdviper 27 Atractaspis engaddensis HAAS, 1950 - Ein Gaddi Stiletto snake/Ein Gaddi Erdviper 28 VIPERIDAE OPPEL, 1811 29 Crotalinae OPPEL, 1811 29 Gloydius HOGE & ROMANO HOGE, 1981 - Asian Moccasins/Mamushis 29 Gloydius halys (PALLAS, 1776) - Halys Pitviper/Halys-Otter 29 Gloydius halys halys (PALLAS, 1776) - Halys Pitviper/Halys-Otter 29 Gloydius halys boehmei (NILSON, 1983) - Afghan Pitviper/Böhmes Halys-Otter 30 Gloydius halys caucasiens (NIKOLSKY, 1916) - Caucasian Pitviper/Kaukasische Halys-Otter 31 Gloydius halys mogoi (BOUR, 1993) - Siberian Pitviper/Sibirische Grubenotter 32 Gloydius intermedius (STRAUCH, 1868) - Central Asian Pitviper/Zentralasiatische Grubenotter 34 Gloydius ussuriensis (EMELIANOV, 1929) - Ussurian Pitviper/Ussuri Mamushi 35 Viperinae OPPEL, 1811 36 Bitis GRAY, 1842 - Puff Adders/Puffottern 36 Bitis arietans (MERREM, 1820) - Puff Adder/Puffotter 36 Bitis arietans arietans (MERREM, 1820) - African Puff Adder/Afrikanische Puffotter 36 Cerastes LAURENTI, 1768 - Horned Vipers/Sandvipern 37 Cerastes cerastes (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Desert horned Viper/Hornviper 37 Cerastes cerastes cerastes (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Sahara Horned Viper/Sahara-Hornviper 37 Cerastes cerastes hoofieni WERNER, SIVAN, KUSHNIR & MOTRO, 1999 - Hoofien's Horned Viper/Hoofiens Hornviper 38 Bibliografische Informationen digitalisiert durch http://d-nb.info/1002122627 TERRALOG: Venomous Snakes of Eurasia • Giftschlangen Eurasiens Cerastes gasperettii LEVITÓN & ANDERSON, 1967 - Arabian Horned Viper/Arabische Hornviper 39 Cerastes gasperettii gasperettii LEVITÓN & ANDERSON, 1967 - Arabian Horned Viper/Arabische Hornviper 39 Cerastes gasperettii mendelssohni WERNER, SIVAN, KUSHNIR & MOTRO, 1999 - Mendelssohn's Horned Viper/Mendelssohns Hornviper 40 Cerastes vipera (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Avicenna's Viper/Avicennaviper 42 Daboia GRAY, 1842 - Russell's Vipers/Kettenvipern 44 Daboia palaestinae WERNER, 1938 - Palestine Viper/Palästinaviper 44 Echis MERREM, 1820 - Saw-scaled Vipers/Sandrasselottern 46 Echis borkini CHERLIN, 1990 - Yemen Carpet Viper/Yemen Sandrasselotter 46 Echis carinatus (SCHNEIDER, 1801) - Saw-scaled Viper/Sandrasselotter 47 Echis carinatus sochureki STEMMLER, 1969 - Sochurek's Saw-scaled Viper/Sochureks Sandrasselotter 47 Echis coloratus (GÜNTHER, 1878) - Painted Carpet Viper/Arabische Sandrasselotter 49 Echis coloratus coloratus (GÜNTHER, 1878) - Painted Carpet Viper/Arabische Sandrasselotter 49 Echis coloratus terraesanctae BABOCSAY, 2003 - Israel Carpet Viper/Israelische Sandrasselotter 51 Echis khosatzkii CHERLIN, 1990 - Dhofar Carpet Viper/Dhofar-Sandrasselotter 52 Echis omanensis BABOCSAY, 2004 - Oman Carpet Viper/Oman-Sandrasselotter 54 Eristicophis ALCOCK & FINN, 1897 - MacMahon's Vipers/MacMahon-Vipern 55 Eristicophis macmahonii ALCOCK & FINN, 1897 - MacMahon's Viper/MacMahon-Viper 55 Macrovipera REUSS, 1927 - Blunt-nosed Vipers/Großvipern 56 Macrovipera lebetina (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Blunt-nosed Viper/Levanteotter 56 Macrovipera lebetina lebetina (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Blunt-nosed Viper/Levanteotter 56 Macrovipera lebetina cernovi CHIKIN & SZCZERBAK, 1992 - Chernov's Blunt-nosed Viper/Chernovs Levanteotter yj Macrovipera lebetina euphratica (MARTIN, 1838) - Mesopotamian Blunt-nosed Viper/ Mesopotanische Levanteotter 59 Macrovipera lebetina obtusa (DWIGUBSKY, 1832) - West Asian Blunt-nosed Viper/Westasiatische Levanteotter ... 59 Macrovipera lebetina tumnica (CHERNOV in TERENT'EV & CHERNOV, 1940) - Turan Viper/Turan-Levanteotter 62 Macrovipera schweizeri (WERNER, 1935) - Cyclades Blunt-nosed Viper/Cycladenviper 62 Montivipera NILSON, TUNIYEV, ANDREN, ORLOV, JOGER & HERRMANN, 1999 - Mountain Vipers/Bergottern 66 Montivipera albicornuta (NILSON & ANDREN, 1985) - Zanjan Valley Viper/Zanjan Tal Bergotter 66 Montivipera albizona (NILSON, ANDREN & FLÄRDH, 1990) - Kulmac Daglari Viper/Kulmac Daglari Otter 66 Montivipera bornmuelleri (WERNER, 1898) - Lebanon Mountain Viper/Libanon Bergotter 69 Montivipera bulgardaghica (NILSON & ANDREN, 1985) - Bulgar Dagh Viper/Bulgar Dagh Otter 70 Montivipera latifii (MERTENS, DAREVSKY & KLEMMER, 1967) - Latifi's Viper/Elbrus-Bergotter 71 Montivipera raddei (BOETTGER, 1890) - Radde's Viper/Armenische Bergotter 72 Montivipera raddei raddei (BOETTGER, 1890) - Armenian Mountain Viper/Armenische Bergotter 72 Montivipera raddei kurdistanica (NILSON & ANDREN, 1986) - Kurdistan Mountain Viper/Kurdistan Bergotter .... 76 Montivipera wagneri (NILSON & ANDREN, 1984) - Wagner's Mountain Viper/Wagners Bergotter yj Montivipera xanthina (GRAY, 1849) - Ottoman Viper/Bergotter 79 Pseudocerastes BOULENGER, 1896 - Persian Horned Vipers/Trughornvipern 83 Pseudocerastes fieldii SCHMIDT, 1930 - Field's Horned Viper/Fields Trughornviper 83 Pseudocerastes persicus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854) - Persian Horned Viper/Persische Trughornviper ... 85 Pseudocerastes umrachnoides BOSTANCHI, ANDERSON, KAMI & PAPENFUSS, 2006 - Spiny-tailed Horned Viper/Stachelschwanz Trughornviper 85 Contens including scientific and vernacular names • Inhalt inklusive wissenschaftlicher Taxa und Trivialnamen Vipera LAURENTI, 1768 - Vipers, Adders/Ottern 86 Vipera ammodytes (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Nose-horned Viper/Sandotter 86 Vipera ammodytes ammodytes (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Nose-horned Viper/Sandotter 86 Vipera ammodytes meridionalis BOULENGER, 1903 - Southern Nose-horned Viper/Südliche Sandotter 94 Vipera ammodytes montandoni BOULENGER, 1904 - Dobrudja Nose-horned Viper/Dobrudja-Sandotter 98 Vipera ammodytes transcaucasiana BOULENGER, 1913 - Transcaucasian Nose-horned Viper/Transkaukasische Sandotter 99 Vipera anatolica EISELT & BARAN, 1970 - Anatolian Viper/Anatolische Viper 101 Vipera aspis (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Asp Viper/Aspisviper 101 Vipera aspis aspis (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Asp Viper/Aspisviper 101 Vipera aspis francisciredi LAURENTI, 1768 - Italian Asp Viper/Italienische Aspisviper 109 Vipera aspis hugyi SCHINZ, 1834 - Calabrese's Asp Viper/Hugy-Viper 112 Vipera aspis zinnikeri KRAMER, 1958 - Pyrenean Asp Viper/Pyrenäenviper 114 Vipera baroni BÖHME & JOGER, 1984 - Baran's Viper/Barans Otter 116 Vipera berus (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Adder/Kreuzotter 117 Vipera berus berus (LINNAEUS, 1758) - Northern Adder/Gemeine Kreuzotter 117 Vipera berus bosniensis BOETTGER in Mojsisovics, 1889 - Bosnian Adder/Bosnische Kreuzotter 123 Vipera berus nikolskü VEDMEDERJA, GRUBANT & RUDAYEVA, 1986 - Nikolsky's Adder/Waldsteppenotter 126 Vipera berus sachalinensis TSAREWSKY, 1916 - Sachalin Adder/Sachalin-Kreuzotter 127 Vipera darevskii VEDMEDERJA, ORLOV & TUNIYEV, 1986 - Darevsky's Meadow Viper/Darvskys Otter 127 Vipera dinniki NIKOLSKY, 1913 - Dinnik's Viper/Westliche Kaukasusotter 128 Vipera ebneri KNOEPFFLER & SOCHUREK, 1955 - Iranian Steppe Viper/Iranische Bergsteppenotter 130 Vipera eriwanensis (REUSS, 1933) - Armenian Meadow Viper/Südliche Steppenotter 131 Vipera kaznakovi NIKOLSKY, 1909 - Caucasian Viper/Kaukasusotter 132 Vipera latastei BoscÁ, 1878 - Lataste's Viper/Stülpnasenotter 134 Vipera latastei latastei BoscÁ, 1878 - Lataste's Viper/Stülpnasenotter 134 Vípera latastei gaditana SAINT GIRONS, 1977 - Southern Lataste's Viper/Südliche Stülpnasenotter 136 Vipera lotievi NILSON, TUNIYEV, ORLOV, HÖGGREN & ANDREN, 1995 - Lotiev's Meadow Viper/Kaukasus Wiesenotter 138 Vipera magnifica TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001 - Western Caucasian Viper/Westliche Kaukasusotter 138 Vipera orlovi TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001 - Orlov's Viper/Orlovs Kaukasusotter 139 "Vipera pontica" BILLING, NILSON & SATTLER, 1990 - Pontic Adder/Pontische Otter 141 Vipera renardi (CHRISTOPH, 1861) -Steppe Viper/Steppenotter 142 Vipera renardi renardi (CHRISTOPH, 1861) - Steppe Viper/Steppenotter 142 Vipera renardi bashkirovi BAKIEV, GARANIN, LITVINOV, PAVLOV & RATNIKOV, 2004 - Bashkirov's Steppe Viper/Bashkirovs Otter 145 Vipera renardi tienshanica NILSON & ANDREN, 2001 - Tien Shan Mountain Steppe Viper/Tien Shan-Bergsteppenotter 147 Vipera seoanei LATASTE, 1879 - Iberian Viper/Spanische Kreuzotter 147 Vipera seoanei seoanei LATASTE, 1879 - Iberian Viper/Spanische Kreuzotter 147 Vipera seoanei cantábrica BRAÑA & BAS, 1983 - Cantabrian Viper/Kantabrien Kreuzotter 151 Vipera ursinii (BONAPARTE, 1835) -Meadow Viper/Wiesenotter 152 Vipera ursinii ursinii (BONAPARTE, 1835) - Orsini's Viper/Wiesenotter 152 Vipera ursiniigraeca NILSON & ANDREN, 1988 -Greek Meadow Viper/Griechische Wiesenotter 155 Vipera ursinii macrops MÉHELY, 1911 - Karst Viper/Karstotter 156 Vipera ursinii moldávica NILSON, ANDREN & JOGER, 1993 - Moldavian Meadow Viper/Moldau Wiesenotter ... 158 Vipern ursinii rakosiensis MÉHELY, 1894 - Danubian Meadow Viper/Donau Wiesenotter 159.