Vipera eriwanensis

Vipera eriwanensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Vipera
Species:	V. eriwanensis
Binomial name
	Vipera eriwanensis; (Reuss, 1933)
	Geographic distribution
Synonyms
	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;

Last updated October 29, 2025

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.

Subspecies

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

Vipera eriwanensis ebneri Knoepffler & Sochurek, 1955
Vipera eriwanensis eriwanensis(Reuss, 1933)

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 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 .
1 2 3 4 5 Species Vipera eriwanensis at The Reptile Database
↑ 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).

Knoepffler P, Sochurek E (1955). "Neues über die Rassen der Wiesenotter (Vipera ursinii BONAP)". Burgenländische Heimatblätter17 (4): 185–188. (Vipera ursinii ebneri, new subspecies, pp. 185–186). (in German).
Nilson G, Tuniyev B, Andrén C, Orlov N (1999). "Vipers of Caucasus: Taxonomic considerations". Kaupia, Darmstadt (8): 103–106. (Vipera eriwanensis, new taxonomic status, p. 104).
Reuss T (1933). "Fortzetzung und Schluss der Originalberichte". Nachrichtenblatt für Aquarien- und Terrarien-Vereine, Berlin1933: 372–373. (Acridophaga renardi eriwanensis, new subspecies). (in German).
Sindaco R, Venchi A, Grieco C (2013). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic 2. Annotated checklist and distributional atlas of the snakes of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia, with an update to the Vol. 1. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 544 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-34-5.

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[IUCN-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 .

[RDB-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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