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Rarest Species of Viper — All 392 Answers Ranked by Rarity

392 viper species are accepted answers for “Name a species of viper”. Agkistrodon intermedius is the rarest species of viper in this ranking, with 23 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Bothriopsis peruviana is the second-rarest with 24 monthly Wikipedia views, about the same as Agkistrodon intermedius. Russell's viper is the most common species of viper in this ranking, with 269,101 monthly Wikipedia views, 11,700× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 392 answers: 3,819,791. Agkistrodon intermedius is under 0.1% of that total. 78 answers are Epic or Legendary: Agkistrodon intermedius (Legendary), Bothriopsis peruviana (Legendary), Bothrops pradoi (Legendary), and 75 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

392 answers to “Name a species of viper”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views
1 Agkistrodon intermedius on Wikipedia Legendary 1.000 23
2 Bothriopsis peruviana on Wikipedia Legendary 0.997 24
3 Bothrops pradoi on Wikipedia Legendary 0.995 25
4 Montatheris hindii on Wikipedia Legendary 0.992 110
5 Vipera shemakhensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.990 125
6 Trimeresurus karanshahi on Wikipedia Legendary 0.987 126
7 Garthius chaseni on Wikipedia Legendary 0.985 135
8 Gloydius qinlingensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.982 235
9 Hypnale walli on Wikipedia Legendary 0.978 256
10 Porthidium arcosae on Wikipedia Legendary 0.978 256
11 Gloydius swild on Wikipedia Legendary 0.974 263
12 Ovophis anitae on Wikipedia Legendary 0.971 280
13 Protobothrops dabieshanensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.971 280
14 Gloydius liupanensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.967 288
15 Ovophis zhaoermii on Wikipedia Legendary 0.963 298
16 Trimeresurus sichuanensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.963 298
17 Gloydius lipipengi on Wikipedia Legendary 0.959 299
18 Gloydius changdaoensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.957 307
19 Ovophis zayuensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.954 320
20 Craspedocephalus peltopelor on Wikipedia Legendary 0.951 322
21 Gloydius huangi on Wikipedia Legendary 0.949 324
22 Bothrops sonene on Wikipedia Legendary 0.945 326
23 Montivipera raddei albicornuta on Wikipedia Legendary 0.945 326
24 Craspedocephalus occidentalis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.940 328
25 Metlapilcoatlus borealis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.940 328
26 Porthidium porrasi on Wikipedia Legendary 0.936 346
27 Gloydius lateralis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.934 349
28 Trimeresurus yingjiangensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.931 355
29 Azemiops feae on Wikipedia Epic 0.928 358
30 Ophryacus sphenophrys on Wikipedia Epic 0.925 371
31 Protobothrops himalayanus on Wikipedia Epic 0.925 371
32 Bothrops osbornei on Wikipedia Epic 0.921 376
33 Bothrops jabrensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.918 378
34 Cerrophidion petlalcalensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.916 380
35 Bothrocophias myrringae on Wikipedia Epic 0.913 390
36 Gloydius cognatus on Wikipedia Epic 0.910 396
37 Bothrocophias tulitoi on Wikipedia Epic 0.908 403
38 Porthidium hespere on Wikipedia Epic 0.905 417
39 Macrovipera deserti on Wikipedia Epic 0.902 429
40 Vipera pontica on Wikipedia Epic 0.902 429
41 Metlapilcoatlus indomitus on Wikipedia Epic 0.896 431
42 Trimeresurus mutabilis on Wikipedia Epic 0.896 431
43 Bothrops marajoensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.893 438
44 Gloydius rickmersi on Wikipedia Epic 0.890 439
45 Gloydius angusticeps on Wikipedia Epic 0.887 442
46 Bothrops lutzi on Wikipedia Epic 0.885 443
47 Bothrops pauloensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.882 461
48 Bothrops pirajai on Wikipedia Epic 0.880 464
49 Bothrocophias lojanus on Wikipedia Epic 0.877 465
50 Metlapilcoatlus occiduus on Wikipedia Epic 0.875 467
51 Bothrops marmoratus on Wikipedia Epic 0.872 485
52 Cerrophidion wilsoni on Wikipedia Epic 0.870 487
53 Trimeresurus mayaae on Wikipedia Epic 0.867 488
54 Bothrops germanoi on Wikipedia Epic 0.864 490
55 Southern adder on Wikipedia Epic 0.862 491
56 Gloydius monticola on Wikipedia Epic 0.859 493
57 Bothrops otavioi on Wikipedia Epic 0.857 494
58 Bothrops monsignifer on Wikipedia Epic 0.854 501
59 Vipera magnifica on Wikipedia Epic 0.852 519
60 Porthidium volcanicum on Wikipedia Epic 0.849 521
61 Montivipera kuhrangica on Wikipedia Epic 0.847 528
62 Crotalus tancitarensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.844 530
63 Vipera sakoi on Wikipedia Epic 0.841 531
64 Bothrops chloromelas on Wikipedia Epic 0.838 543
65 Gloydius stejnegeri on Wikipedia Epic 0.838 543
66 Mixcoatlus browni on Wikipedia Epic 0.834 553
67 Gloydius rubromaculatus on Wikipedia Epic 0.831 554
68 Causus bilineatus on Wikipedia Epic 0.829 555
69 Roman's carpet viper on Wikipedia Epic 0.826 557
70 Atheris subocularis on Wikipedia Epic 0.822 560
71 Bothriechis nitidus on Wikipedia Epic 0.822 560
72 Gloydius chambensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.818 569
73 Bothrops muriciensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.816 571
74 Craspedocephalus travancoricus on Wikipedia Epic 0.813 572
75 Ovophis jenkinsi on Wikipedia Epic 0.811 579
76 Crotalus thalassoporus on Wikipedia Epic 0.808 595
77 Craspedocephalus wiroti on Wikipedia Epic 0.806 599
78 Trimeresurus honsonensis on Wikipedia Epic 0.803 613
79 Bothriechis torvus on Wikipedia Rare 0.799 616
80 Porthidium dunni on Wikipedia Rare 0.799 616
81 Bothrops itapetiningae on Wikipedia Rare 0.795 617
82 Crotalus tlaloci on Wikipedia Rare 0.793 622
83 Bothriechis khwargi on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 625
84 Cerrophidion sasai on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 625
85 Echis khosatzkii on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 625
86 Trimeresurus davidi on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 625
87 Cerrophidion tzotzilorum on Wikipedia Rare 0.780 639
88 Trimeresurus gunaleni on Wikipedia Rare 0.777 654
89 Proatheris superciliaris on Wikipedia Rare 0.775 655
90 Bothriechis rasikusumorum on Wikipedia Rare 0.771 669
91 Trimeresurus fasciatus on Wikipedia Rare 0.771 669
92 Bothrocophias myersi on Wikipedia Rare 0.767 671
93 Bothrops pulcher on Wikipedia Rare 0.765 676
94 Metlapilcoatlus olmec on Wikipedia Rare 0.762 680
95 Bothrops fonsecai on Wikipedia Rare 0.760 682
96 Bothrops ayerbei on Wikipedia Rare 0.757 685
97 Trimeresurus yunnanensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.754 690
98 Atheris mongoensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.752 694
99 Bothriechis rahimi on Wikipedia Rare 0.749 705
100 Mixcoatlus barbouri on Wikipedia Rare 0.747 709
101 Atropoides picadoi on Wikipedia Rare 0.744 710
102 Protobothrops kelomohy on Wikipedia Rare 0.742 714
103 Ophryacus smaragdinus on Wikipedia Rare 0.739 715
104 Craspedocephalus andalasensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.737 724
105 Vipera barani on Wikipedia Rare 0.734 740
106 Trimeresurus medoensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.731 746
107 Bothrops mattogrossensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.729 748
108 Craspedocephalus brongersmai on Wikipedia Rare 0.725 750
109 Ophryacus undulatus on Wikipedia Rare 0.725 750
110 Causus lichtensteinii on Wikipedia Rare 0.721 757
111 Bothriechis klebbai on Wikipedia Rare 0.719 759
112 Crotalus polisi on Wikipedia Rare 0.716 761
113 Trimeresurus phuketensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.714 763
114 Crotalus transversus on Wikipedia Rare 0.711 781
115 Atheris hirsuta on Wikipedia Rare 0.707 783
116 Gloydius caucasicus on Wikipedia Rare 0.707 783
117 Bothrops oligobalius on Wikipedia Rare 0.703 789
118 Bothrops erythromelas on Wikipedia Rare 0.701 803
119 Bothrocophias microphthalmus on Wikipedia Rare 0.698 805
120 Hypnale zara on Wikipedia Rare 0.696 819
121 Protobothrops xiangchengensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.693 821
122 Atheris anisolepis on Wikipedia Rare 0.691 822
123 Trimeresurus cantori on Wikipedia Rare 0.688 828
124 Ovophis convictus on Wikipedia Rare 0.685 829
125 Bothriechis hussaini on Wikipedia Rare 0.683 831
126 Bothrops jonathani on Wikipedia Rare 0.680 832
127 Atheris broadleyi on Wikipedia Rare 0.678 834
128 Mount Bulgar viper on Wikipedia Rare 0.675 848
129 Atheris hetfieldi on Wikipedia Rare 0.673 865
130 Atheris mabuensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.670 869
131 Mixcoatlus melanurus on Wikipedia Rare 0.668 879
132 Bothrops pubescens on Wikipedia Rare 0.665 887
133 Macrovipera razii on Wikipedia Rare 0.662 902
134 Trimeresurus tibetanus on Wikipedia Rare 0.660 910
135 Bothriechis rowleyi on Wikipedia Rare 0.657 916
136 Crotalus atrox tortugensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.655 920
137 Trimeresurus labialis on Wikipedia Rare 0.652 922
138 Echis jogeri on Wikipedia Rare 0.648 929
139 Gloydius caraganus on Wikipedia Rare 0.648 929
140 Bothrocophias hyoprora on Wikipedia Rare 0.645 938
141 Protobothrops flavirostris on Wikipedia Rare 0.642 951
142 Atheris rungweensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.639 962
143 Vipera altaica on Wikipedia Rare 0.637 965
144 Bothrops punctatus on Wikipedia Rare 0.634 969
145 Crotalus lorenzoensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.632 975
146 Bothriechis nubestris on Wikipedia Rare 0.629 976
147 Bothrops diporus on Wikipedia Rare 0.627 987
148 Bothrops sanctaecrucis on Wikipedia Rare 0.623 993
149 Tropidolaemus huttoni on Wikipedia Rare 0.623 993
150 Bothriechis guifarroi on Wikipedia Rare 0.618 994
151 Crotalus pusillus on Wikipedia Rare 0.618 994
152 Causus defilippii on Wikipedia Rare 0.614 996
153 Trimeresurus cardamomensis on Wikipedia Rare 0.611 1,002
154 Crotalus lannomi on Wikipedia Rare 0.609 1,009
155 Echis megalocephalus on Wikipedia Rare 0.606 1,044
156 Bothrops oligolepis on Wikipedia Rare 0.604 1,050
157 Bitis heraldica on Wikipedia Rare 0.601 1,056
158 Bothrops cotiara on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.598 1,060
159 Calloselasma rhodostoma on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.596 1,071
160 Gloydius strauchi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.593 1,074
161 Trimeresurus nebularis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.591 1,082
162 Trimeresurus gramineus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.588 1,085
163 Atheris katangensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.586 1,096
164 Ovophis makazayazaya on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.583 1,097
165 Echis hughesi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.581 1,108
166 Bothrops pictus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.578 1,115
167 Bothrocophias campbelli on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.575 1,122
168 Atheris matildae on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.572 1,124
169 Hypnale nepa on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.572 1,124
170 Bothrops sazimai on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.568 1,130
171 Cerrophidion godmani on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.565 1,136
172 Crotalus estebanensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.563 1,142
173 Crotalus campbelli on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.560 1,143
174 Bothrops medusa on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.558 1,145
175 Causus maculatus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.555 1,147
176 Atheris acuminata on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.552 1,156
177 Crotalus totonacus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.550 1,183
178 Bothrocophias andianus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.547 1,184
179 Montivipera latifii on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.545 1,185
180 Echis borkini on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.542 1,203
181 Atheris barbouri on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.538 1,209
182 Protobothrops sieversorum on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.538 1,209
183 Trimeresurus schultzei on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.535 1,225
184 Crotalus morulus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.532 1,227
185 Crotalus ehecatl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.529 1,243
186 Craspedocephalus anamallensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.527 1,245
187 Crotalus ericsmithi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.524 1,251
188 Crotalus stejnegeri on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.522 1,278
189 Bitis worthingtoni on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.519 1,287
190 Bothrops leucurus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.517 1,291
191 Vipera lotievi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.514 1,299
192 Bitis inornata on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.512 1,317
193 Trimeresurus kanburiensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.509 1,322
194 Protobothrops kaulbacki on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.506 1,326
195 Trimeresurus truongsonensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.504 1,349
196 Bitis xeropaga on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.501 1,361
197 Bitis harenna on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.499 1,366
198 Trimeresurus septentrionalis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.496 1,367
199 Bothriechis supraciliaris on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.494 1,370
200 Bothrops brazili on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.491 1,374
201 Bothrops taeniatus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.487 1,433
202 Trimeresurus vogeli on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.487 1,433
203 Trimeresurus andersonii on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.483 1,445
204 Red adder on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.481 1,454
205 Vipera anatolica on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.478 1,468
206 Bothrocophias colombianus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.476 1,469
207 Albany adder on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.473 1,494
208 Trimeresurus gracilis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.471 1,496
209 Atheris desaixi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.468 1,503
210 Crotalus intermedius on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.465 1,558
211 Bothriechis bicolor on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.462 1,578
212 Craspedocephalus strigatus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.462 1,578
213 Vipera eriwanensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.458 1,579
214 Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.455 1,586
215 Vipera transcaucasiana on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.453 1,598
216 Montivipera albizona on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.450 1,624
217 Echis omanensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.448 1,631
218 Crotalus ravus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.445 1,644
219 Trimeresurus ayerwadyensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.442 1,652
220 Tokara habu on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.440 1,665
221 Crotalus armstrongi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.437 1,677
222 Vipera orlovi on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.435 1,700
223 Vipera dinniki on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.432 1,705
224 Gloydius saxatilis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.430 1,706
225 Bothriechis thalassinus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.427 1,751
226 Trimeresurus gumprechti on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.425 1,752
227 Bothrops venezuelensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.422 1,776
228 Porthidium lansbergii on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.419 1,804
229 Craspedocephalus borneensis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.417 1,829
230 Wagner's viper on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.414 1,841
231 Crotalus triseriatus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.412 1,881
232 Bothrops alcatraz on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.409 1,895
233 Protobothrops cornutus on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.407 1,909
234 Crotalus vegrandis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.404 1,932
235 Crotalus tzabcan on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.402 1,940
236 Craspedocephalus macrolepis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.399 1,975
237 Crotalus polystictus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.396 1,976
238 Vipera darevskii on Wikipedia Familiar 0.394 2,005
239 Causus resimus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.391 2,034
240 Vipera monticola on Wikipedia Familiar 0.389 2,049
241 Tropidolaemus philippensis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.386 2,059
242 Gloydius tsushimaensis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.384 2,113
243 Bothriechis nigroviridis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.381 2,127
244 Crotalus aquilus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.379 2,175
245 Agkistrodon russeolus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.376 2,246
246 Porthidium yucatanicum on Wikipedia Familiar 0.373 2,281
247 Many-horned adder on Wikipedia Familiar 0.371 2,295
248 Lebanon viper on Wikipedia Familiar 0.368 2,313
249 Porthidium ophryomegas on Wikipedia Familiar 0.366 2,327
250 Crotalus culminatus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.363 2,342
251 Tropidolaemus laticinctus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.361 2,343
252 Bothriechis aurifer on Wikipedia Familiar 0.358 2,381
253 Crotalus angelensis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.355 2,401
254 Echis leucogaster on Wikipedia Familiar 0.353 2,413
255 Crotalus pricei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.350 2,415
256 Bothriechis marchi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.348 2,437
257 Trimeresurus venustus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.345 2,456
258 Atheris nitschei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.343 2,516
259 Gloydius shedaoensis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.340 2,521
260 Atheris ceratophora on Wikipedia Familiar 0.338 2,530
261 Metlapilcoatlus nummifer on Wikipedia Familiar 0.335 2,550
262 Gloydius intermedius on Wikipedia Familiar 0.332 2,557
263 Vipera renardi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.330 2,575
264 Crotalus enyo on Wikipedia Familiar 0.327 2,606
265 Atheris chlorechis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.325 2,608
266 Agkistrodon howardgloydi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.322 2,609
267 Bothrops moojeni on Wikipedia Familiar 0.320 2,621
268 Protobothrops jerdonii on Wikipedia Familiar 0.317 2,628
269 Vipera walser on Wikipedia Familiar 0.315 2,818
270 Craspedocephalus puniceus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.312 2,914
271 Bothrops ammodytoides on Wikipedia Familiar 0.309 3,016
272 Trimeresurus erythrurus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.307 3,030
273 Gloydius ussuriensis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.304 3,054
274 Crotalus stephensi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.302 3,055
275 Bothrops barnetti on Wikipedia Familiar 0.299 3,119
276 Trimeresurus rubeus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.297 3,129
277 Field's horned viper on Wikipedia Familiar 0.294 3,235
278 Lachesis acrochorda on Wikipedia Familiar 0.292 3,243
279 Montivipera raddei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.289 3,366
280 Porthidium nasutum on Wikipedia Familiar 0.286 3,388
281 Gloydius brevicauda on Wikipedia Familiar 0.284 3,393
282 Trimeresurus malcolmi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.281 3,399
283 Moorish viper on Wikipedia Familiar 0.279 3,407
284 Ovophis monticola on Wikipedia Familiar 0.276 3,413
285 Bothriechis nigroadspersus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.274 3,428
286 Trimeresurus hageni on Wikipedia Familiar 0.271 3,439
287 Berg adder on Wikipedia Familiar 0.269 3,485
288 Trimeresurus popeiorum on Wikipedia Familiar 0.266 3,502
289 Crotalus simus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.263 3,579
290 Crotalus willardi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.261 3,795
291 Trimeresurus sumatranus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.258 3,852
292 Agkistrodon taylori on Wikipedia Familiar 0.256 3,863
293 Vipera graeca on Wikipedia Familiar 0.253 3,955
294 Trimeresurus mcgregori on Wikipedia Familiar 0.251 4,062
295 Ovophis okinavensis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.248 4,107
296 Bitis parviocula on Wikipedia Familiar 0.246 4,455
297 Bothrops bilineatus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.243 4,483
298 Lachesis stenophrys on Wikipedia Familiar 0.240 4,573
299 Vipera nikolskii on Wikipedia Familiar 0.238 4,625
300 Protobothrops mucrosquamatus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.235 5,016
301 Saint Lucia lancehead on Wikipedia Familiar 0.233 5,113
302 Trimeresurus macrops on Wikipedia Familiar 0.230 5,282
303 Bothrops neuwiedi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.228 5,300
304 Bitis schneideri on Wikipedia Familiar 0.225 5,349
305 Crotalus mitchellii on Wikipedia Familiar 0.223 5,366
306 Trimeresurus salazar on Wikipedia Familiar 0.220 5,415
307 Lachesis melanocephala on Wikipedia Familiar 0.217 5,484
308 Echis coloratus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.215 5,731
309 Crotalus basiliscus on Wikipedia Familiar 0.212 5,781
310 Bothriechis lateralis on Wikipedia Familiar 0.210 5,804
311 Vipera seoanei on Wikipedia Familiar 0.207 5,857
312 Bothrops jararacussu on Wikipedia Familiar 0.205 6,013
313 Vipera kaznakovi on Wikipedia Familiar 0.202 6,015
314 Macrovipera lebetinus schweizeri on Wikipedia Common 0.199 6,103
315 Crotalus unicolor on Wikipedia Common 0.197 6,119
316 Horned adder on Wikipedia Common 0.194 6,134
317 Crotalus catalinensis on Wikipedia Common 0.192 6,219
318 Crotalus lepidus on Wikipedia Common 0.189 6,331
319 Gloydius halys on Wikipedia Common 0.187 6,382
320 Gloydius himalayanus on Wikipedia Common 0.184 6,399
321 Bitis peringueyi on Wikipedia Common 0.182 6,449
322 Cerastes gasperettii on Wikipedia Common 0.179 6,525
323 Protobothrops elegans on Wikipedia Common 0.176 6,625
324 Echis pyramidum on Wikipedia Common 0.174 6,712
325 Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus on Wikipedia Common 0.171 6,738
326 Trimeresurus flavomaculatus on Wikipedia Common 0.169 7,375
327 Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus on Wikipedia Common 0.166 7,449
328 Craspedocephalus gramineus on Wikipedia Common 0.164 7,617
329 Trimeresurus arunachalensis on Wikipedia Common 0.161 7,640
330 Persian horned viper on Wikipedia Common 0.159 8,123
331 Crotalus cerberus on Wikipedia Common 0.156 8,175
332 Echis ocellatus on Wikipedia Common 0.153 8,266
333 Craspedocephalus malabaricus on Wikipedia Common 0.151 8,439
334 Daboia siamensis on Wikipedia Common 0.148 9,024
335 Agkistrodon bilineatus on Wikipedia Common 0.146 9,075
336 Bitis rhinoceros on Wikipedia Common 0.143 9,563
337 Black-tailed rattlesnake on Wikipedia Common 0.141 9,742
338 Bothrops lanceolatus on Wikipedia Common 0.138 9,780
339 Tropidolaemus subannulatus on Wikipedia Common 0.136 9,835
340 Agkistrodon laticinctus on Wikipedia Common 0.133 10,684
341 Vipera latastei on Wikipedia Common 0.130 10,834
342 Crotalus helleri on Wikipedia Common 0.128 10,959
343 Causus rhombeatus on Wikipedia Common 0.125 11,259
344 Montivipera xanthina on Wikipedia Common 0.123 11,432
345 Trimeresurus sabahi on Wikipedia Common 0.120 11,615
346 Crotalus ruber on Wikipedia Common 0.118 11,779
347 Atheris squamigera on Wikipedia Common 0.115 12,155
348 Cerastes vipera on Wikipedia Common 0.113 12,464
349 Vipera ursinii on Wikipedia Common 0.110 12,544
350 Bothrops alternatus on Wikipedia Common 0.107 13,726
351 Tiger rattlesnake on Wikipedia Common 0.105 14,294
352 Hypnale hypnale on Wikipedia Common 0.102 14,775
353 Daboia palaestinae on Wikipedia Common 0.100 15,937
354 Atheris hispida on Wikipedia Common 0.097 16,460
355 Deinagkistrodon on Wikipedia Common 0.095 18,733
356 Tropidolaemus wagleri on Wikipedia Common 0.092 18,871
357 Protobothrops mangshanensis on Wikipedia Common 0.090 21,766
358 Sistrurus miliarius on Wikipedia Common 0.087 22,328
359 Crotalus durissus on Wikipedia Common 0.084 22,754
360 Trimeresurus albolabris on Wikipedia Common 0.082 23,508
361 Bitis nasicornis on Wikipedia Common 0.079 24,047
362 Bothrops jararaca on Wikipedia Common 0.077 24,940
363 Florida cottonmouth on Wikipedia Common 0.074 26,658
364 Bothriechis schlegelii on Wikipedia Common 0.072 27,914
365 Trimeresurus stejnegeri on Wikipedia Common 0.069 28,130
366 Bothrops atrox on Wikipedia Common 0.066 28,793
367 Crotalus oreganus on Wikipedia Common 0.064 31,603
368 Crotalus scutulatus on Wikipedia Common 0.061 35,634
369 Crotalus viridis on Wikipedia Common 0.059 35,973
370 Mamushi on Wikipedia Common 0.056 39,553
371 Lachesis muta on Wikipedia Common 0.054 40,062
372 Vipera aspis on Wikipedia Common 0.051 44,314
373 Cerastes cerastes on Wikipedia Common 0.049 47,001
374 Crotalus cerastes on Wikipedia Common 0.046 53,157
375 Macrovipera lebetinus on Wikipedia Common 0.043 53,471
376 Protobothrops flavoviridis on Wikipedia Common 0.041 58,698
377 Spider-tailed horned viper on Wikipedia Common 0.038 66,802
378 Eastern massasauga on Wikipedia Common 0.036 67,013
379 Echis carinatus on Wikipedia Common 0.033 70,187
380 Vipera ammodytes on Wikipedia Common 0.031 70,906
381 Trimeresurus insularis on Wikipedia Common 0.028 80,177
382 Western diamondback rattlesnake on Wikipedia Common 0.026 92,545
383 Puff adder on Wikipedia Common 0.023 108,764
384 Bothrops asper on Wikipedia Common 0.020 111,747
385 Eastern diamondback rattlesnake on Wikipedia Common 0.018 118,361
386 Timber rattlesnake on Wikipedia Common 0.015 148,322
387 Gaboon viper on Wikipedia Common 0.013 158,555
388 Golden lancehead on Wikipedia Common 0.010 170,081
389 Eastern copperhead on Wikipedia Common 0.008 204,942
390 Adder on Wikipedia Common 0.005 243,157
391 Agkistrodon piscivorus on Wikipedia Common 0.003 253,173
392 Russell's viper on Wikipedia Common 0.000 269,101

FAQ

What is the rarest species of viper?

Agkistrodon intermedius is the rarest species of viper in this ranking, with 23 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of viper are there?

There are 392 species of viper in this ranking, from Agkistrodon intermedius (rarest) to Russell's viper (most common).

What is the most common species of viper?

Russell's viper is the most common species of viper in this ranking, with 269,101 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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