Montivipera is a genus of vipers[1] found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.[2] Like all other vipers, they are venomous.
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| Montivipera xanthina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Viperinae |
| Genus: | Montivipera Nilson, Tuniyev, Andren, Orlov, Joger, & Herrmann, 1999 |
The Montivipera genus was previously described as a subgenus of Vipera, but it was elevated to full genus status in 2001 by Lenk, Kalayabina, Wink & Joger.[2]
Description
editgenerally the maximum length of Montivipera sp. is 78cm, though they are generally smaller.
Species
edit| Image | Species | Taxon author(s) | Subsp.* | Common name(s) | Geographic range(s) |
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Montivipera albizona | Nilson, Andrén, and Flärdh, 1990 | 0 | Central Turkish mountain viper | Central Turkey |
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Montivipera bornmuelleri | Werner, 1898 | 0 | Lebanon viper, Bornmueller's viper | Western Asia |
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Montivipera bulgardaghica | Nilson & Andrén, 1985 | 0 | Mountain Bulgar viper, Bulgardagh viper | Southern Turkey |
| Montivipera kuhrangica | Rajabizadeh, Nilson, & Kami, 2011 | 0 | Kuhrag mountain viper | Iran | |
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Montivipera latifii | Mertens, Darevsky, & Klemmer, 1967 | 0 | Latifi's viper, Iranian valley viper, Lar Valley viper | Iran |
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Montivipera raddei | Boettger, 1890 | 1 | Rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Kurdistan viper (Vipera raddei kurdistanica), Armenian mountain viper, Armenian viper, Radde's viper, Armenian mountain adder and Zanjhani viper. | Eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and likely Iraqi Kurdistan. |
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Montivipera wagneri | Nilson & Andrén, 1984 | 0 | Ocellate mountain viper, ocellated mountain viper, and Wagner's viper | Eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. |
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Montivipera xanthina | Gray, 1849 | 0 | Rock viper, coastal viper and Ottoman viper | Northeastern Greece and Turkey |
* Not including the nominate subspecies.
References
edit- ^ Genus Montivipera at The Reptile Database.
- ^ a b "Genus Montivipera - taxonomy & distribution / RepFocus". repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
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