Vipera eriwanensis

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Vipera eriwanensis
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Geographic distribution
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
Species:
V. eriwanensis
Binomial name
Vipera eriwanensis
(Reuss, 1933)
Synonyms [2]
  • Acridophaga renardi eriwanensis
    Reuss, 1933
  • Vipera ursinii ebneri
    Knoepffler & Sochurek, 1955
  • Vipera ursinii eriwanensis
    Joger, 1984
  • Vipera eriwanensis
    Höggren et al., 1993
  • Vipera eriwanensis ebneri
    Golay et al., 1993
  • Vipera renardi eriwanensis
    Welch, 1994
  • Vipera (Pelias) eriwanensis
    Nilson et al., 1999

Vipera eriwanensis, commonly known as the Alburzi viper or the Armenian steppe viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. [2] The species is native to western Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.

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Subspecies

There are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid. [2]

Geographic range

V. eriwanensis is found in Armenia, northwestern Iran, and northeastern Turkey. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of V. eriwanensis is rocky areas of grassland, at altitudes of 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft). [1]

Reproduction

V. eriwanensis is ovoviviparous. [2] Litter size may be as large as ten. [1]

Etymology

The subspecific name, ebneri, is in honor of Austrian entomologist Richard Ebner. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tuniyev, B.; Nilson, G.; Agasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. (2009). "Vipera eriwanensis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164679A5917380.en .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Vipera eriwanensis at The Reptile Database
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.(Vipera ursinii ebneri, p. 80).

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