Vipera lotievi
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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]
Description
Grows to a maximum length of 60 cm.[2]
Geographic range
Found in 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
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Vipera lotievi (TSN 634995) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 29 June 2007.
Other references
- 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.
External links
- Species Vipera lotievi at the Species2000 Database.