genus
Vipera
Vipera is a genus in the family Viperidae. This database currently files 30 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 30
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 10%
- Weight range
- 22.4 g – 279 g
Best-known members of Vipera
Ranked by popularity score.

Adder
Vipera berus

Nose-horned viper
Vipera ammodytes

Asp viper
Vipera aspis
Meadow viper
Vipera ursinii
Lataste's viper
Vipera latastei
Seoane's viper
Vipera seoanei
Darevsky's viper
Vipera darevskii
Caucasus viper
Vipera kaznakovi
How threatened is Vipera?
3 of 30 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 33% |
| LCLeast Concern | 2 | 67% |
All species in Vipera
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adder | Vipera berus | Viperidae | Least Concern | 70.2 g | Not recorded |
| Nose-horned viper | Vipera ammodytes | Viperidae | Least Concern | 210.9 g | Not recorded |
| Asp viper | Vipera aspis | Viperidae | Vulnerable | 22.4 g | Not recorded |
| Meadow viper | Vipera ursinii | Viperidae | Not recorded | 180.5 g | Not recorded |
| Lataste's viper | Vipera latastei | Viperidae | Not recorded | 161 g | Not recorded |
| Seoane's viper | Vipera seoanei | Viperidae | Not recorded | 279 g | Not recorded |
| Darevsky's viper | Vipera darevskii | Viperidae | Not recorded | 32.7 g | Not recorded |
| Caucasus viper | Vipera kaznakovi | Viperidae | Not recorded | 36.2 g | Not recorded |
| Dinnik's viper | Vipera dinniki | Viperidae | Not recorded | 279 g | Not recorded |
| Adder | Vipera nikolskii | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Alburzi viper | Vipera eriwanensis | Viperidae | Not recorded | 180.5 g | Not recorded |
| Common adder | Vipera lotievi | Viperidae | Not recorded | 180.5 g | Not recorded |
| Atlas viper | Vipera monticola | Viperidae | Not recorded | 161 g | Not recorded |
| Orlov's viper | Vipera orlovi | Viperidae | Not recorded | 279 g | Not recorded |
| Steppe viper | Vipera renardi | Viperidae | Not recorded | 180.5 g | Not recorded |
| Altai viper | Vipera altaica | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Anatolian meadow viper | Vipera anatolica | Viperidae | Not recorded | 180.5 g | Not recorded |
| Greek viper | Vipera graeca | Viperidae | Not recorded | 24.5 g | Not recorded |
| Sako's viper | Vipera sakoi | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eastern sand viper | Vipera meridionalis | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Maxhoservipera yes | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera britoi | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera cerastes | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera chloris | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera hoserae | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera nasicornis | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera veloantoni | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera weigeli | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera wellingtoni | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vipera wellsi | Viperidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |