| Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Macrovipera |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. l. cernovi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi (Chikin & Szczerbak, 1992) | |
| Synonyms | |
Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi, known as the Chernov blunt-nosed viper, is a viper subspecies [2] endemic to Asia. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
The subspecific name, cernovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Sergius Aleksandrovich Chernov (1903–1964).
This subspecies normally has semidivided supraoculars. [3]
It is found in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan. [3]
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