Sahara articles
What distinct feature immediately recognizable on *Cerastes cerastes* gives it its common name?
Which Order encompasses all lizards and snakes, characterized by kinetic skulls and shedding skin?
What key anatomical characteristic defines the Family Viperidae, placing *C. cerastes* among true vipers?
What is the primary morphological feature distinguishing *Cerastes cerastes* from *Cerastes vipera*?
To what Greek word does the genus name *Cerastes* trace its derivation?
What classification level often relies on countable, fixed traits like the number of ventral scales for delineation?
In what year and under which genus was *C. cerastes* originally described by Carl Linnaeus?
The *Cerastes* genus is specialized for which type of locomotion often associated with fine, loose sand?
Where is the Genus *Cerastes* generally geographically restricted?