Montivipera kuhrangica

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Montivipera kuhrangica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Montivipera
Species:
M. kuhrangica
Binomial name
Montivipera kuhrangica
Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011

Montivipera kuhrangica, commonly known as the Kuhrang mountain viper, is a species of viper endemic to Iran. [1] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

Geographic range

The snake is found in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran in the Zagros Mountains. [1]

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