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title: "Lataste's Viper"
description: "Vipera latastei — Reptiles. Vipera latastei, also known commonly as Lataste's viper, the snub-nosed viper, and the snub-nosed adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lataste-s-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Lataste's Viper

> Vipera latastei — Reptiles. Vipera latastei, also known commonly as Lataste's viper, the snub-nosed viper, and the snub-nosed adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae.

- Scientific name: *Vipera latastei*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1011
- Wikidata: [Q1247992](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1247992)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30924](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30924)

## Names

- en: Lataste's Viper
- de: Stülpnasenotter
- es: Víbora hocicuda
- fr: Vipère de Lataste
- nl: Wipneusadder
- pt: Víbora-cornuda
- pl: Żmija iberyjska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (633), PT (275)

## Summary

Vipera latastei, also known commonly as Lataste's viper, the snub-nosed viper, and the snub-nosed adder, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Maghreb. Three extant subspecies and one extinct subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_latastei

## Photo

![Lataste's Viper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lataste-s-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309780091

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lataste-s-viper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).