Taxonomy
A number of subspecies may be encountered in literature:
- C. c. hoofieni - Werner & Sivan, 1999 - Saudi Arabia.
- C. c. karlhartli - Sochurek, 1974 - Egyptian horned viper - southeast Egypt and Sinai Peninsula.
- C. c. mutila - Domergue, 1901 - Algerian horned viper - southwest Algeria, Morocco.
Previously, C. gasperettii was also regarded as a subspecies of C. cerastes.
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