Gekkonidae

• Agamura
  Agamura
  Agamura is a genus of one gecko species from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is commonly known as Spider Gecko. The name derives from its strikingly thin long limbs. It inhabits desert areas.-External links:* *...
  
  
  • Agamura persica
    Agamura persica
    Agamura persica , commonly known Persian Spider Gecko, hails from semi-desert regions of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan where temperatures range from extreme summer day highs to extreme winter night lows...
    
    
• Alsophylax
  Alsophylax
  Alsophylax is a genus of small species of geckos from Central Asia, commonly known as Straight-fingered Geckos. The snout-vent length of these geckos is normally no more than 4cm...
  
  
  • Alsophylax laevis
  • Alsophylax pipiens
• Bunopus
  Bunopus
  Bunopus is a genus of small geckos or lizards found in many sites around the world.-Classification of genus Bunopus:*Blanford's Ground Gecko, Bunopus blanfordii*Thickhead Rock Gecko, Bunopus crassicauda*Spacious Rock Gecko, Bunopus spatalurus...
  
  
  • Bunopus tuberculatus
• Asiocolotes
  • Asiocolotes levitoni
• Crossobamon
  Crossobamon
  Crossobamon is a genus of the gecko family Gekkonidae, consisting of two species: Crossobamon eversmanni and Crossobamon orientalis. The latter species is poorly described, and was formerly considered a member of the genus Stenodactylus....
  
  
  • Crossobamon eversmanni
• Cyrtopodion
  Cyrtopodion
  Cyrtopodion is a large genus of the Gekkonidae family. It has 37 described species.Species in this genus are:* Cyrtopodion agamuroides* Cyrtopodion amictopholis* Cyrtopodion baigii Masroor, 2008* Cyrtopodion battalensis...
  
  
  • Cyrtopodion caspium
  • Cyrtopodion fedtschenkoi
  • Cyrtopodion longipes
  • Cyrtopodion scabrum
    Cyrtopodion scabrum
    Rough-tailed Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum is a species of gecko.-Distribution:Turkey, Egypt [Siwa Oasis: HR 31: 254], Sinai/Tor, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman,...
    
    
  • Cyrtopodion turcmenicum
  • Cyrtopodion voraginosum
  • Cyrtopodion watsoni
• Eublepharis
  Eublepharis
  The genus Eublepharis was first described by the British zoologist John Edward Gray in 1827. The etymology of their name is 'eu' = Good |'blephar' = Eyelid, and all have fully functional eyelids. Members of this genus are found in eastern and southwestern Asia where they are found in arid and...
  
  
  • Eublepharis macularius
• Hemidactylus
  Hemidactylus
  Hemidactylus is a genus of the family of typical geckos, Gekkonidae. It is the second-most speciose genus in the family, with about 90 described species, newfound ones being described every few years. These geckos are found in all the tropical regions of the world, extending into the subtropical...
  
  
  • Hemidactylus flaviviridis
    Hemidactylus flaviviridis
    Hemidactylus flaviviridis is a species of gecko. Its common name is Yellow-bellied House Gecko.-Distribution:Egypt ; Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal; Pakistan, India/Bengal, Socotra Island ; N Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, EritreaType locality: Insel Massaua,...
    
    
• Teratoscincus
  Teratoscincus
  Teratoscincus is a genus of geckos commonly referred to as wonder geckos or frog-eyed geckos, it is the only genus within the subfamily Teratoscincinae...
  
  
  • Teratoscincus bedriagai
  • Teratoscincus microlepis
  • Teratoscincus scincus

Agamidae

Agamidae

Agamids, lizards of the family Agamidae, include more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Phylogenetically they may be sister to the Iguanidae, and have a similar appearance. Agamids usually have...

• Calotes
  Calotes
  Calotes is a lizard genus in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae, containing 24 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others as as garden lizards...
  
  
  • Calotes versicolor
    Calotes versicolor
    The Oriental Garden Lizard, Eastern Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world...
    
    
• Laudakia
  Laudakia
  Asian Rock Agamas are lizards of the genus Laudakia found in Eurasia. For African agamas see the genera Agama and Acanthocercus.-Species and subspecies:*Laudakia agrorensis – Agror Agama...
  
  
  • Laudakia agrorensis
    Laudakia agrorensis
    The Agror Agama is an agamid lizard found in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.-References:...
    
    
  • Laudakia badakhshana
    Laudakia badakhshana
    The Badakhshana Rock Agama is an agamid lizard found in NE Afghanistan, N Pakistan, Kashmir, China , SE Turkmenistan, eastward through Tajikistan to W Kyrgyzstan....
    
    
  • Laudakia caucasia
    Laudakia caucasia
    The Caucasian agama is a species of agamid lizard found in the Caucasus, E/S Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Dagestan , E Turkey, Iraq, N Iran, Afghanistan, NW Pakistan and parts of Kashmir.-Description:...
    
    
  • Laudakia erythrogastra
  • Laudakia himalayana
    Laudakia himalayana
    The Himalayan agama is an agamid lizard found in Central Asia and South Asia.-Description:Head much depressed; snout slightly longer than diameter of orbit; nostril lateral, below the canthus rostralis, slightly tubular...
    
    
  • Laudakia lehmanni
  • Laudakia microlepis
  • Laudakia nupta
  • Laudakia nuristanica
  • Laudakia tuberculata
    Laudakia tuberculata
    The Kashmir Rock Agama is a species of agamid lizard found in N Pakistan, India , Nepal , Afghanistan, and China .-Description:...
    
    
• Phrynocephalus
  Phrynocephalus
  Phrynocephalus, commonly called Toadhead Agamas or Toad-headed Agama, includes more than 45 species of small and medium sized agamid lizards that inhabit open arid and semiarid environments of Asia and Eastern Europe. Systematics of this genus is very complicated. And there are a lot of...
  
  
  • Phrynocephalus clarkorum
  • Phrynocephalus euptilopus
    Phrynocephalus euptilopus
    Alcock's toad-headed agama Phrynocephalus euptilopus is a species of agamid lizard found in Pakistan , Afghanistan and possibly in parts of India.Type locality: Darband , Northern Baluchistan....
    
    
  • Phrynocephalus interscapularis
  • Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus
    Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus
    Yellow-speckled toad-headed agama Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus is a species of agamid lizard found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and possibly in India.Type locality: between Nushki and Helmand ....
    
    
  • Phrynocephalus maculatus
  • Phrynocephalus mystaceus
    Phrynocephalus mystaceus
    Phrynocephalus mystaceus is a species of agamid lizard found in Iran, North Afghanistan, Eastern Caucasus, Kazakhstan and possibly in south of Astrakhan Oblast. Could reach up to 24 centimetres in length....
    
    
  • Phrynocephalus ornatus
  • Phrynocephalus raddei
  • Phrynocephalus reticulatus
    Phrynocephalus reticulatus
    Reticulated toad-headed agama Phrynocephalus reticulatus is a species of agamid lizard found in Central Asia and West Asia.-Distribution:N Afghanistan, S Kazakhstan, W Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and N Pakistan ....
    
    
  • Phrynocephalus scutellatus
• Trapelus
  Trapelus
  Trapelus is a genus of Middle East Agama lizards which contains 14 or 15 species.-Species:Listed alphabetically.*Trapelus agilis – Brilliant Ground Agama*Trapelus flavimaculatus Rüppell, 1835 – Yellow-spotted Agama...
  
  
  • Trapelus agilis
    Trapelus agilis
    The Brilliant ground agama Trapelus agilis is a species of agama found in Central Asia and South Asia.-Distribution:Iran, Pakistan, India , Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, Iraq and Afghanistan *Race khuzistanensis: Type locality: Iran, Khuzistan Province,...
    
    
  • Trapelus megalonyx
  • Trapelus ruderatus
  • Trapelus sanguinolentus
• Uromastyx
  Uromastyx
  The Uromastyx is a genus of lizard whose members are better-known as Spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyxes, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Uromastyx are primarily herbivorous, but occasionally eat insects, especially when young. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in...
  
  
  • Uromastyx asmussi
  • Uromastyx hardwickii
    Uromastyx hardwickii
    Hardwicke's or Indian spiny-tailed lizard is a species of agamid lizard found patchily distributed in the Thar desert, Kutch and surrounding arid zones in India and Pakistan. These lizards are mainly herbivorous are live in numbers in some areas. These lizards are found in loose clusters and...
    
    

Scincidae

• Ablepharus
  Ablepharus
  The skink genus Ablepharus contains the common snake-eyed skinks. Their name refers to the fact that their eyelids have fused to a translucent capsule; like snakes, they thus cannot blink.-Species:* Twin-striped Skink...
  
  
  • Ablepharus bivittatus
  • Ablepharus grayanus
    Ablepharus grayanus
    The Minor Snake-eyed Skink is a species of skink. It can be found in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the mountain regions of the eastern former Soviet central Asia, and possibly Kyrgyzstan.-References:...
    
    
  • Ablepharus pannonicus
    Ablepharus pannonicus
    The Asian Snake-eyed Skink is a species of skink. It is found in Georgia, southern Turkmenistan, southern Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, western Azerbaijan, eastern Iran, Iraq, Oman, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, northwestern India, Australia, and...
    
    
• Eumeces
  Eumeces
  The genus Eumeces skinks comprises four African to Middle-Eastern species.-Systematics:Two taxonomic revisions have been made in the 19th century regarding genus Eumeces. They both resulted in similar results; the genus is paraphyletic and must be sliced up into several different genera...
  
  
  • Eumeces blythianus
    Eumeces blythianus
    Eumeces blythianus is a species of skink found in India and Pakistan, named after Edward Blyth , Curator of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.-References:...
    
    
  • Eumeces schneideri
    Eumeces schneideri
    Schneider's Skink , Eumeces schneideri, is a species of skink found in central and west Asia and north Africa. It is named after the German zoologist, Johann Gottlob Schneider.-Description:Head moderate; snout short, obtuse...
    
    
• Eurylepis
  Eurylepis
  -Classification:Genus Eurylepis*Eurylepis indothalensis*Eurylepis poonaensis*Eurylepis taeniolatus...
  
  
  • Eurylepis taeniolatus
    Eurylepis taeniolatus
    Alpine Punjab Skink Eurylepis taeniolatus is a species of skink found in Central Asia and West Asia.- Description :Eurylepis taeniolatus Blyth 1854 is the type species of the genus Eurylepis....
    
    
• Eutropis
  Eutropis
  The skink genus Eutropis belongs to the subfamily Lygosominae. For long, this genus was included in the "wastebin taxon" Mabuya; it contains the Asian mabuyas...
  
  
  • Eutropis dissimilis
• Ophiomorus
  Ophiomorus
  -Classification:Genus Ophiomorus*Ophiomorus blanfordi*Ophiomorus brevipes*Ophiomorus chernovi*Ophiomorus latastii*Ophiomorus nuchalis*Ophiomorus persicus*Ophiomorus punctatissimus*Ophiomorus raithmai...
  
  
  • Ophiomorus brevipes
  • Ophiomorus chernovi
  • Ophiomorus tridactylus
    Ophiomorus tridactylus
    Three-toed Snake Skink is a species of skink found in sandy desert areas of South Asia and is also called the Indian Sandswimmer for their habit of moving just under the sand.-Description:...
    
    
• Trachylepis
  Trachylepis
  Trachylepis is a skink genus in the subfamily Lygosominae found mainly in Africa. Its members were formerly included in the "wastebin taxon" Mabuya, and for some time in Euprepis. As defined today, Trachylepis contains the clade of Afro-Malagasy mabuyas. The genus also contains a species from the...
  
  
  • Trachylepis aurata

Lacertidae

Lacertidae

Lacertidae is the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe...

• Acanthodactylus
  Acanthodactylus
  Acanthodactylus is a genus of lizards within the Lacertidae family, commonly referred to as fringe-fingered or fringe-toed lizards ....
  
  
  • Acanthodactylus blanfordii
    Acanthodactylus blanfordii
    Blanford's Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus blanfordii is a species of lizard.-Distribution:SE Iran, S Afghanistan, SW Pakistan and N Oman , IndiaType locality: "Perse et Béloutchistan"...
    
    
  • Acanthodactylus cantoris
    Acanthodactylus cantoris
    Indian Fringe-fingered Lizard is a species of lizard found in India and Southeast Asia.-Description:Snout acutely pointed. Four supraoculars; subocular not reaching the lip; temporal scales keeled; front edge of the ear usually rather feebly, but distinctly, denticulated...
    
    
  • Acanthodactylus micropholis
• Eremias
  Eremias
  Eremias is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.-Species:*Eremias acutirostris*Eremias afghanistanica*Eremias andersoni*Eremias argus*Eremias arguta*Eremias aria*Eremias brenchleyi*Eremias buechneri...
  
  
  • Eremias acutirostris
  • Eremias afghanistanica
  • Eremias aria
  • Eremias fasciata
  • Eremias grammica
  • Eremias lineolata
  • Eremias nigrocellata
  • Eremias persica
  • Eremias regeli
  • Eremias scripta
  • Eremias velox
• Mesalina
  Mesalina
  Mesalina is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. It has fourteen described species.-Species:*Mesalina adramitana - *Mesalina ayunensis - Arnold, 1980*Mesalina bahaeldini - Segoli Cohen & Werner, 2002...
  
  
  • Mesalina guttulata
    Mesalina guttulata
    Small-spotted Lizard, is a species of lizard. It is found in the following countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran , India, S. Turkmenistan, N. Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan,...
    
    
  • Mesalina watsonana
• Ophisops
  Ophisops
  Ophisops is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. Small lacertids characterized by transparent lower eyelids that are completely or partially fused with the upper lids to form a cap over the eye....
  
  
  • Ophisops jerdonii
    Ophisops jerdonii
    Jerdon's Snake-Eye is a species of lizard which is distributed in east Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.-Description:...
    
    

Varanidae

Varanidae

Varanidae is a group of lizards of the superfamily Varanoidea. The family is a group of carnivorous lizards which includes the largest living lizard, the Komodo dragon, and the crocodile monitor. Varanidae contains the living genus Varanus and a number of extinct taxa...

• Varanus
  • Varanus bengalensis
  • Varanus griseus
    Varanus griseus
    The Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and western Asia. Varanus griseus is divided into three distinct subspecies: Varanus griseus griseus , Varanus griseus caspius , and Varanus griseus koniecznyi...
    
    

Boidae

• Eryx
  Eryx
  In Greek mythology, Eryx was a king of the city of Eryx in Sicily. He was either the son of Poseidon or Aphrodite and King Butes of the Elymian people of Sicily. Eryx was an excellent boxer but died when Heracles beat him in a match....
  
  
  • Eryx elegans
    Eryx elegans
    Eryx elegans is a non-venomous boa species found in western Central Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:Not well known in the wild or in captivity, this is a small species, reaching about 15 inches in length. The scales are small and slightly keeled...
    
    
  • Eryx johnii
    Eryx johnii
    Eryx johnii is a non-venomous boa species found in Iran, Pakistan and India. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:Adults rarely exceed two feet in length , although they sometimes reach 3 feet . Adapted to burrowing, the head is wedge-shaped with narrow nostrils and very small eyes...
    
    
  • Eryx miliaris
    Eryx miliaris
    Eryx miliaris, known commonly as the Dwarf sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family. It is found in the Arabian Peninsula and Iran....
    
    
  • Eryx tataricus
    Eryx tataricus
    Eryx tataricus, known commonly as the Tartar sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family. It is found throughout the Middle and Far East....
    
    

Colubridae

• Boiga
  Boiga
  Boiga is a large genus of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snakes typically known as the cat-eyed snakes or just cat snakes. They are primarily found throughout southeast Asia, India and Australia, but due to their extremely hardy nature and adaptability have spread to many other suitable...
  
  
  • Boiga trigonata
    Boiga trigonata
    The Indian gamma Snake or common cat snake is a species of rear-fanged colubrid found in South Asia.-Description:B. trigonata has anterior palatine and mandibular teeth scarcely larger than the posterior. Its eyes are as long as the distance from its nostril; the rostral is broader than deep with...
    
    
• Elaphe
  Elaphe
  Elaphe is one of the main genera of the rat snakes, which are found in many regions of the northern hemisphere. Elaphe are medium to large constrictors by nature....
  
  
  • Elaphe dione
• Hemorrhois
  Hemorrhois
  Hemorrhois is a genus of snakes in the Colubridae family.It contains the following four species:* Hemorrhois algirus * Hemorrhois hippocrepis , horseshoe whip snake* Hemorrhois nummifer...
  
  
  • Hemorrhois ravergieri
    Hemorrhois ravergieri
    Hemorrhois ravergieri, commonly called the spotted whip snake is a species of snake found in Western Asia, Central Asia and South-Central Asia.-Geographic range:...
    
    
• Lycodon
  Lycodon
  Lycodon is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as wolf snakes. The New Latin name Lycodon is derived from the Greek words λύκος meaning wolf and δόν meaning tooth, and refers to the fang-like anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth.-Taxonomy:The genus Lycodon comprises 35 recognized...
  
  
  • Lycodon striatus
    Lycodon striatus
    The northern wolf snake Lycodon striatus is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake.-Geographic range:It is found in Sri Lanka, NW India , Pakistan, S Turkmenistan , W Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, E/NE Iran, and Afghanistan....
    
    
• Lytorhynchus
  • Lytorhynchus maynardi
  • Lytorhynchus ridgewayi
• Natrix
  Natrix
  Natrix is a genus of colubrid snakes. There are three or four species in the genus. They are collectively called grass snakes and water snakes...
  
  
  • Natrix tessellata
• Oligodon
  Oligodon
  Oligodon, common name kukri snakes, is a genus of snakes native to East and South Asia.Oligodon species are egg eaters and are usually under 90 centimeters in length; different species display widely variable patterns and colorations. They subsist mostly by scavenging the eggs of birds and...
  
  
  • Oligodon taeniolatus
    Oligodon taeniolatus
    Streaked Kukri Snake is a species of nonvenomous snake found in Asia. Also known as the Variegated Kukri or the Russell's Kukri.-References:...
    
    
• Platyceps
  • Platyceps karelini
  • Platyceps rhodorachis
  • Platyceps ventromaculatus
• Psammophis
  Psammophis
  Psammophis is a genus of colubrid snakes.-Description:Maxillary teeth 10 to 13, one or two in the middle much enlarged and fang-like, preceded and followed by an interspace, the two posterior grooved. Anterior mandibular teeth long, posterior small. Head elongate and distinct from neck, with...
  
  
  • Psammophis leithii
    Psammophis leithii
    Pakistan Sand Racer or Leith's Sand Snake Psammophis leithii is a species of snake found in Pakistan, Afghanistan and western India .-Description:...
    
    
  • Psammophis lineolatus
  • Psammophis schokari
    Psammophis schokari
    Schokari Sand Racer is a species of snake found in parts of Asia and Africa.-Distribution:NW India, Afghanistan , Pakistan, S Turkmenistan, Western Sahara ?, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Syria,...
    
    
• Pseudocyclophis
  • Pseudocyclophis persicus
• Ptyas
  Ptyas
  Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".-Species:Eight species are recognized.* Ptyas carinata – king korros...
  
  
  • Ptyas mucosa
• Spalerosophis
  Spalerosophis
  Spalerosophis is a small genus of snakes in the Colubridae family.-Geographic range:Member species are found in a wide range from Southern Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.-Species:It contains the following species:...
  
  
  • Spalerosophis diadema
    Spalerosophis diadema
    The diadem snake is a species of large colubrine snake.-Geographic range:It is found in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Western Pakistan, Northern India,...
    
    
• Telescopus
  Telescopus
  Telescopus, the Old World catsnakes, is a genus of 12 species of opisthoglyphous snakes in the Colubridae family.-Geographic range:...
  
  
  • Telescopus rhinopoma
• Xenochrophis
  Xenochrophis
  Xenochrophis is a genus of colubrid snakes found in Asia. They are commonly referred to as Painted Keelbacks.- Species of Xenochrophis :*Xenochrophis asperrimus, Boulenger's Keelback.*Xenochrophis bellula...
  
  
  • Xenochrophis piscator
    Xenochrophis piscator
    The Chequered Keelback or Asiatic Water Snake is a common species of non-venomous snake found in Asia.-Description:...
    
    

Elapidae

Elapidae

Elapidae is a family of venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, terrestrially in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and South America and aquatically in the Pacific and Indian Oceans...

• Bungarus
  Bungarus
  Bungarus, commonly referred to as kraits , is a genus of venomous elapid snakes found in South and South-East Asia. There are 12 species and 5 subspecies recognized.- Distribution :...
  
  
  • Bungarus caeruleus
• Naja
  Naja
  Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes. Although there are several other genera that share the common name, Naja are the most recognized and most widespread group of snakes commonly known as cobras. The genus Naja consists of 20 to 22 species, but has undergone several taxonomic revisions in...
  
  
  • Naja naja
  • Naja oxiana
    Naja oxiana
    Naja oxiana or the Central Asian Cobra is a species of venomous snake found in Central Asia.-Distribution:It is found in Afghanistan, NE Iran, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, SW Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The type locality is Transcaspia....
    
    

Viperidae

Viperidae

The Viperidae are a family of venomous snakes found all over the world, except in Antarctica, Australia, Ireland, Madagascar, Hawaii, various other isolated islands, and above the Arctic Circle. All have relatively long, hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of venom. Four...

• Echis
  Echis
  Echis is a genus of venomous vipers found in the dry regions of Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. They have a characteristic threat display, rubbing sections of their body together to produce a "sizzling" warning sound...
  
  
  • Echis carinatus
    Echis carinatus
    Echis carinatus is a venomous viper species found in parts of the Middle East and Central Asia, and especially the Indian subcontinent. It is the smallest member of the Big Four snakes...
    
    
• Eristicophis
  Eristicophis
  Eristicophis is a monotypic genus created for a venomous viper species, E. macmahonii. It is found only in the desert region of Balochistan near the borders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
  
  
  • Eristicophis macmahoni
• Gloydius
  Gloydius
  Gloydius is a genus of venomous pitvipers found in Asia. Named after Howard Gloyd, this group is very similar to the North American genus Agkistrodon...
  
  
  • Gloydius halys
    Gloydius Halys
    Gloydius halys is a venomous pitviper species found within a wide range that stretches from Russia, east of the Urals, eastwards through China and also includes the southern Ryukyu Islands. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the typical form described here.-Description:Grows to a...
    
    
  • Gloydius intermedius
    Gloydius intermedius
    Gloydius intermedius is a venomous pitviper species found in northern Asia. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:...
    
    
• Macrovipera
  Macrovipera
  Macrovipera is a genus of venomous vipers that inhabit the semideserts and steppes of North Africa, the Near and Middle East, and the Milos Archipelago in the Aegean Sea. These snakes are responsible for a number of bites in Africa and western Asia every year...
  
  
  • Macrovipera lebetina
    Macrovipera lebetina
    Macrovipera lebetina is a venomous viper species found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here.-Description:...
    
    
• Pseudocerastes
  Pseudocerastes
  Pseudocerastes is a monotypic genus created for a venomous viper species, P. persicus. This species is found throughout the Middle East and as far east as Pakistan, but not on the African mainland. Often referred to as the false horned viper because of the hornlike structures above their eyes that...
  
  
  • Pseudocerastes persicus