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title: "Seoane's Viper"
description: "Vipera seoanei — Reptielen. Common names: Baskian viper, Iberian cross adder, Portuguese viper, Seoane's viper."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/seoane-s-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Seoane's Viper

> Vipera seoanei — Reptielen. Common names: Baskian viper, Iberian cross adder, Portuguese viper, Seoane's viper.

- Scientific name: *Vipera seoanei*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1291
- Wikidata: [Q1938570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1938570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [30917](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/30917)

## Names

- en: Seoane's Viper
- de: Nordiberische Kreuzotter
- es: Vibora de Seoane
- fr: Vipère de Séoane
- pl: Żmija hiszpańska

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1009), FR (169), PT (29)

## Summary

Common names: Baskian viper, Iberian cross adder, Portuguese viper, Seoane's viper.
Vipera seoanei is a venomous viper species native to extreme southwestern France and the northern regions of Spain and Portugal. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominate race described here.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67508632

## Machine access

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