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Vipera lotievi



Vipera lotievi

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Vipera
Species: V. lotievi
Binomial name
Vipera lotievi
Nilson, Tuniyev, Orlov, Höggren & Andrén, 1995
Synonyms
  • Vipera lotievi - Nilson et al., 1995[1]
Common names: Caucasian meadow viper.[2]

Vipera lotievi is a venomous viper species found in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

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Description

Grows to a maximum length of 60 cm.[2]

Geographic range

The higher range of the Big Caucasus: Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The type locality is listed as "Armkhi, Checheno-Ingushetia, Russia, below Mt. Stolovaya, 2000 m altitude."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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).
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Vipera lotievi (TSN 634995). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 18 August 2006.

Further reading

  • Nilson G, Höggren M, Tuniyev BS, Orlov NL, Andrén C. 1994. Phylogeny of the vipers of the Caucasus (Reptilia, Viperidae). Zoological Scipta 23(4):353-360.
  • Nilson G, Tuniyev BS, Orlov NL, Höggren M, Andrén C. 1995. Systematics of the vipers of the Caucasus: Polymorphism or sibling species? Asiatic Herpetological Research 6:1-26.
 
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