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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
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| name = ''Vipera darevskii'' | | name = ''Vipera darevskii'' | ||
| status = <!--CR--> | | status = <!-- CR --> | ||
| status_system = iucn2.3 | | status_system = iucn2.3 | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]'' | | genus = ''[[Vipera]]'' | ||
| species = '''''V. darevskii''''' | | species = '''''V. darevskii''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Vipera darevskii'' | | binomial = ''Vipera darevskii'' | ||
| binomial_authority = | | binomial_authority = Vedmederja, Orlov & Tuniyev, 1986 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Vipera kaznakowi dinniki'' - Darevskij, 1956 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera kaznakowi dinniki'' - Darevskij, 1956 | ||
* ''Vipera kaznakowi darevskii'' - Vedmederja, 1984 | * ''Vipera kaznakowi darevskii'' - Vedmederja, 1984 | ||
* ''Vipera darevskii'' - Vedmederja, Orlov & Tuniyev, | * ''Vipera darevskii'' - Vedmederja, Orlov & Tuniyev, 1986<ref name="McD99">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).</ref> | ||
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'''Common names:''' Darevsky's viper.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> | '''Common names:''' Darevsky's viper.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> | ||
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'''''Vipera darevskii''''' is a | '''''Vipera darevskii''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in Armenia and possibly also in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].<ref name="Mal03"/> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634991 ''Vipera darevskii'' (TSN 634991)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 28 June 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
The southeastern Dzavachet Mountains in | The southeastern Dzavachet Mountains in Armenia and adjacent areas in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. Recently also described from the east of the Artvin province of Turkey. The type locality given is "Mount Legli, Mokrye mountains, Gukasyanskii region, Armenia."<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
==Conservation status== | ==Conservation status== | ||
This species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) according to the | This species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: C2b (v2.3, 1994).<ref name="ICUN-CR">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/23000/summ ''Vipera darevskii''] at [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref> This indicates that the population estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals and that a continuing decline has been observed, projected, or inferred, in the numbers of mature individuals, and that all individuals are in a single subpopulation. Year assessed: 1996.<ref name="IUCN-23">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria1994 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)][http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=darevskii}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=darevskii}} | ||
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Common names: Darevsky's viper.[2]
Vipera darevskii is a venomous viper species found in Armenia and possibly also in Georgia.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Description
The reported maximum length for females is 42.1 cm. The largest male was 25.8 cm.[2]
Geographic range
The southeastern Dzavachet Mountains in Armenia and adjacent areas in Georgia. Recently also described from the east of the Artvin province of Turkey. The type locality given is "Mount Legli, Mokrye mountains, Gukasyanskii region, Armenia."[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: C2b (v2.3, 1994).[4] This indicates that the population estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals and that a continuing decline has been observed, projected, or inferred, in the numbers of mature individuals, and that all individuals are in a single subpopulation. Year assessed: 1996.[5]
See also
- Vipera.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
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 2.2 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 darevskii (TSN 634991) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 28 June 2007.
- ↑ Vipera darevskii at IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
- ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
External links
- Species Vipera darevskii at the Species2000 Database