Levantine Viper
Macrovipera lebetinus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Macrovipera
- Continents
- Asia, Europe
- Countries
- 11
- How common
- Common
About
Levantine Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus) is a venomous viper of the family Viperidae, found in Afghanistan, Cyprus, India, Iran, Iraq and 6 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, temperate rainforest, pine forest and 33 more. Common: recorded in 100 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Temperate Rainforest
- Pine Forest
- Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Steppe
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Mediterranean Shrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Cold Desert
- Rocky Desert
- Gravel Desert
- Rocky Hillsides
- Rocky Outcrops
- Cliffs
- Gorges
- Scree Slopes
- Mountain Slopes
Related snakes
- Cyclades Blunt-nosed Viper Macrovipera schweizeri
- Macrovipera gedulyi
- Razi's Viper Macrovipera razii
- Bothrops sonene
- Hetfield's Bush Viper Atheris hetfieldi
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Crotalus caliginis
- San Esteban Island Rattlesnake Crotalus estebanensis
- Veracruz Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus ehecatl
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
- Crotalus muertensis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.