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title: "Hoornadder"
description: "Cerastes cerastes — Reptielen. Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the desert horned viper, is a species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/desert-horned-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hoornadder

> Cerastes cerastes — Reptielen. Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the desert horned viper, is a species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant.

- Scientific name: *Cerastes cerastes*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 602
- Wikidata: [Q1476343](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1476343)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30810](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30810)

## Names

- en: Desert Horned Viper
- de: Hornviper
- es: Víbora cornuda
- fr: Vipère à cornes
- nl: Hoornadder
- pl: Żmija rogata

## Countries with the most observations

MA (192), IL (133), DZ (65), EH (43), EG (36), TN (33), SD (5)

## Summary

Cerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the desert horned viper, is a species of viper native to the deserts of Northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant. It is often easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur. Three subspecies have been described.

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

## Photo

![Hoornadder](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-horned-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167250494

## Machine access

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