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Macrovipera lebetina turanica
| Macrovipera lebetina turanica |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Chordata
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| Subphylum: |
Vertebrata
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| Class: |
Reptilia
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| Order: |
Squamata
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| Suborder: |
Serpentes
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| Family: |
Viperidae
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| Subfamily: |
Viperinae
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| Genus: |
Macrovipera
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| Species: |
M. lebetina
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| Subspecies: |
M. l. turanica
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| Trinomial name |
Macrovipera lebetina turanica
(Cernov, 1940) |
| Synonyms |
- Vipera lebetina turanica - Chernov In Terent'ev & Chernov, 1940
- Daboia (Daboia) lebetina turanica - Obst, 1983
- Macrovipera lebetina turanica - Golay et al., 1993[1]
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- Common names: Turan blunt-nosed viper.[2]
Macrovipera lebetina turanica is a venomous viper subspecies[3] found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[4]
Description
The color pattern consists of a dark ground color with a lighter, orange dorsal zigzag pattern. The supraoculars are usually semidivided.[4]
Geographic range
Eastern Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, southwestern Kazakhstan and parts of northern Afghanistan.[4]
See also
References
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
- ^ Macrovipera lebetina turanica (TSN 635245). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 10 August 2006.
- ^ a b c Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
Further reading
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.
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