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Pseudocerastes urarachnoides 2018๐Ÿ

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SpeciesViperidae
Reptiles

๐ŸSpider-tailed horned viper

Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss, 2006

The spider-tailed horned viper is a species of viper, a venomous snake, in the family Viperidae and genus Pseudocerastes. The genus is commonly known as "false-horned vipers". The species is endemic to western Iran and over the border region with Iraq.

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Also called
Pseudocerastes urarachnoides
Conservation status
NTNear threatened

IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.

Population trendDecreasing
Key measurements
Body mass
0.08 kg
Body length
0.53 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
not recorded
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Body mass
0.08 kgmaximum recorded
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Body length
0.53 mmaximum recorded
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Venomous
Yes
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0.1 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. โ€บphylumChordata
  3. โ€บclassSquamata
  4. โ€บfamilyViperidae
  5. โ€บgenusPseudocerastes
  6. โ€บspeciesPseudocerastes urarachnoides
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  1. orderLizards & snakes ยท Squamata
  2. infraorderSnakes ยท Serpentes
  3. subfamilyViperinae
  4. genusPseudocerastes
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassSarcopterygii
  7. superclassTetrapoda
  8. orderSauria
  9. superorderLepidosauria
  10. orderLizards & snakes ยท Squamata
  11. infraorderSnakes ยท Serpentes
  12. familyViperidae
  13. subfamilyViperinae
  14. genusPseudocerastes
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Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (fr), Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (de), Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (nl), Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (vi), ่››ๅฐพๆ‹Ÿ่ง’่ฐ (zh), Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (it) โ€ฆ and 16 more languages
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