What is Viperinae?
{{Automatic taxobox | image = Daboia russelii A Chawla01.jpg | image_caption = [[Chain viper]], ''Daboia elegans'', a viperine | taxon = Viperinae | authority = [[Nicolaus Michael Oppel|Oppel]], 1811 | synonyms = * Viperini <small>Oppel, 1811</small> * Viperes <small>[[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]], 1817</small> * Viperides <small>[[Pierre André Latreille|Latreille]], 1825</small> * Viperina <small>[[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1825</small> * Viperiodea <small>[[Leopold Fitzinger|Fitzinger]], 1826</small> * Viperiodei <small>[[Karl Eichwald|Eichwald]], 1831</small> * Viperinae <small>[[Theodore Edward Cantor|Cantor]], 1847</small> * Viperiformes <small>[[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1864</small> * Viperida <small>[[Alexander Strauch|Strauch]], 1869</small> * Atherini <small>[[:fr:Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], 1996</small> }} The '''Viperinae''', or '''Viperines''', are a [[subfamily]] of venomous [[Vipers]] in Europe, Asia and Africa.There are 12 genera and 66 species in this [[subfamily]]. Most are [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]], although one species, the [[Vipera berus]], even lives within the Arctic Circle. == Description== Members of this subfamily range in size from the [[Namaqua Dwarf Adder]], that grows to a maximum of 28&nbsp;cm, to the [[Gaboon Viper]] that reaches a maximum length of over 2 m. Most species live on land, but a few, such as [[Atheris]], live in trees. == Where they live== The Viperinae are found in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]], but they are not found in [[Madagascar]]. == Reproduction== Most of the members of this subfamily are [[viviparous]] ([[ovoviviparous]]), meaning they give live birth, although a few, such as the [[Persian Horned viper]], lay eggs. == Genera== *Uzungwe viper ([[Adenorhinos]]) *Bush viper ([[Atheris]]) *Puff adder ([[Bitis]]) *Horned viper ([[Cerastes]]) *Russell's viper ([[Daboia]]) *Saw-scaled viper ([[Echis]]) *McMahon's viper ([[Eristicophis]]) *Large Palearctic viper ([[Macrovipera]]) *Kenya mountain viper ([[Montatheris]]) *Lowland viper ([[Proatheris]