ADW: Viperidae: CLASSIFICATION

Viperidae

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
        OrderSquamata
        FamilyViperidae
        GenusAdenorhinos
        GenusAgkistrodon
        GenusAtheris
        GenusAtropoides
        GenusAzemiops
        GenusBitis
        GenusBothriechis
        GenusBothriopsis
        GenusBothrocophias
        GenusBothrops
        GenusCalloselasma
        GenusCausus
        GenusCerastes
        GenusCerrophidion
        GenusCrotalus
        GenusCryptelytrops
        GenusDaboia
        GenusDeinagkistrodon
        GenusEchis
        GenusEristicophis
        GenusGloydius
        GenusHypnale
        GenusLachesis
        GenusMacrovipera
        GenusMontatheris
        GenusOphryacus
        GenusOvophis
        GenusParias
        GenusPopeia
        GenusPorthidium
        GenusProatheris
        GenusProtobothrops
        GenusPseudocerastes
        GenusSistrurus
        GenusTriceratolepidophis
        GenusTrimeresurus
        GenusTropidolaemus
        GenusVipera
        GenusViridovipera
        GenusZhaoermia

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
OrderSquamata
FamilyViperidae

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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