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Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
Species: Cerastes vipera  
Cat No: NRM 722. N=1
Determiner: Täckholm, G Length: Preparation: Liquid
Continent/Ocean: Africa Country: EGYPT State/Province:
District: Municipality:
River Drainage: Lake Basin: Ocean:
Locality: Egypt
Field Number: TÄCKHOLM-1930 Leg: Täckholm, G Date: 1930

Object remarks: Sexual dimorphism: The tip of the tail in female Cerastes vipera, a small viperid snake, is black and conspicuous, whereas that of the male is not (Tesler et al. 2020). Tesler, I., Sivan, J., Rosenstrauch, A., Horesh, S. J. A., Degen, A. A., & Kam, M. 2019. Sexual dichromatisation and sexual differences in hunting behavior and dietary intake in a free-ranging small viperid snake, Cerastes vipera. Behavioural Processes, 168
Locality remarks: Arrived from ZI to NRM during the period 1975-1987.

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