Arabian horned viper  (Cerastes gasperettii)

The Arabian horned viper is found in the Middle East and throughout the Arabian Peninsula. There are two subspecies, Cerastes gasperettii gasperettii, which occurs in the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and

South-west Iran (2) (6), and Cerastes gasperettii mendelssohni, which is restricted to the Arava Valley in Israel and Jordan (6).

Found in desert and semi-desert habitats, the Arabian viper is well adapted to life on arid sandy and stony ground, and occurs up to elevations of 1,500 metres (2) (4).