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title: "Macrovipera lebetina"
description: "Macrovipera lebetinus — Répteis. Macrovipera lebetinus, known as the blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper, and by other common names, is a viper species found on islands in the Aegean Sea, in Algeria, and in much of the Middle East, and as far east as India."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/levantine-viper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Macrovipera lebetina

> Macrovipera lebetinus — Répteis. Macrovipera lebetinus, known as the blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper, and by other common names, is a viper species found on islands in the Aegean Sea, in Algeria, and in much of the Middle East, and as far east as India.

- Scientific name: *Macrovipera lebetinus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 719
- Wikidata: [Q918123](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918123)
- iNaturalist taxon: [105083](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/105083)

## Names

- en: Levantine Viper
- de: Levanteotter
- es: Macrovipera lebetina
- fr: Vipère lébétine
- it: Macrovipera lebetina
- nl: Levantijnse adder
- pt: Macrovipera lebetina
- pl: Żmija lewantyńska

## Countries with the most observations

RU (169), GR (107), CY (99), GE (53), AM (40), IR (39), TR (34), SY (17), IQ (12), AZ (10), UZ (7), LB (6)

## Summary

Macrovipera lebetinus, known as the blunt-nosed viper, Lebetine viper, Levant viper, and by other common names, is a viper species found on islands in the Aegean Sea, in Algeria, and in much of the Middle East, and as far east as India. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here.

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

## Photo

![Macrovipera lebetina](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/levantine-viper/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Eaton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193352378

## Machine access

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