Species catalogueMonarch Animal Shipping · Shipper copy
5,210 species, one search away.
Every reptile, amphibian, arachnid and isopod species with recorded captive observations, grouped by kind and family. Find the animal you keep, then check it against our shipping policy in one click.
Listed here doesn't mean approved to ship.
The catalogue helps you find and name animals. Eligibility depends on species policy, carrier contracts, your route, date and weather, and is checked for every shipment. Fields we haven't reviewed are unknown, never assumed safe.
Vipers
210 species
Front-fanged venomous family. Venomous species are prohibited unless a species policy says otherwise.
| Species | Category | Family | Species policy | Captive records | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-tailed MamushiGloydius blomhoffii | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Chinese Mountain Pit ViperOvophis monticola | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Lansberg's Hognose ViperPorthidium lansbergii | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Rainforest Hognose ViperPorthidium nasutum | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Slender Hognose ViperPorthidium ophryomegas | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Beautiful PitviperTrimeresurus venustus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Lataste's ViperVipera latastei | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 4 | Check shipping → |
Picado's Pit ViperAtropoides picadoi | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
 Fonseca's LanceheadBothrops fonsecaiPhoto CC BY-SA: (c) Mike Peel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Marbled lanceheadBothrops marmoratus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Sahara Sand ViperCerastes vipera | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Mexican Dusky RattlesnakeCrotalus armstrongi | Vipers | Viperidae | Policy: prohibited | 3 | Check shipping → |
Oman Saw-scaled ViperEchis omanensis | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Egyptian Saw-scaled ViperEchis pyramidum | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Ussuri MamushiGloydius ussuriensis | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
 Atlantic Forest bushmasterLachesis rhombeataPhoto CC BY: (c) Salomão Janderson Ferreira Bispo, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Salomão Janderson Ferreira Bispo | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Emerald Horned PitviperOphryacus smaragdinus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Taiwan mountain pitviperOvophis makazayazaya | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Okinawa PitviperOvophis okinavensis | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Spider-tailed Horned ViperPseudocerastes urarachnoides | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Gumprecht's Green PitviperTrimeresurus gumprechti | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Hagen’s PitviperTrimeresurus hageni | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Sumatra Pit ViperTrimeresurus sumatranus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 3 | Check shipping → |
Southern CantilAgkistrodon howardgloydi | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Black-speckled Palm Pit ViperBothriechis nigroviridis | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Ecuadorian Eyelash-ViperBothriechis nitidus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Lojan LanceheadBothrocophias lojanus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Small-eyed Toad-headed PitviperBothrocophias microphthalmus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Whitetail LanceheadBothrops leucurus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
Speckled Forest Pit ViperBothrops taeniatus | Vipers | Viperidae | Class default: allowed | 2 | Check shipping → |
About this catalogue
Where the list comes from
Species-level taxa with at least one iNaturalist observation marked captive, refreshed periodically. “Captive records” counts observations, not animals traded, and includes zoo collections.
How it's organized
Each species is placed in a group and category from its taxonomic order and family. Our operations team reviews names, handling notes and categories over time.
Photos
Shown only when the photographer licensed the image CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA, with attribution. Other species show an illustration.