| Vipera nikolskii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. nikolskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vipera nikolskii | |
Vipera nikolskii is a venomous viper species found in Ukraine, eastern Romania, and southwestern Russia. [1] [3] No subspecies are currently recognized. [4]
The specific name, nikolskii, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Alexander Mikhailovich Nikolsky. [5]
Adults of V. nikolskii are short and thick-bodied, growing to a maximum total length (including tail) of 680 mm (27 in). [2]
Vipera nikolskii is spread in Central Ukraine and southwestern Russia. [1] [3] Mallow et al. (2003) mention that the distribution is concentrated in the forest-steppe zone of the Kharkiv region in Ukraine. [2]
The type locality, according to Golay et al. (1993), is the banks of the Uda River, between Besljudovka and Vasishtshevo, near Kharkiv. [1]
Also, Vipera nikolskii was recently found in the eastern and southern part of Romania and Basarabia (Republic of Moldova) by Zinenko et al. (2010) and Strugariu & Zamfirescu (2008).It recently occurred on a ridge in the Low Tatras, Slovakia
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Alexander Mikhailovich Nikolsky was a Russian and Ukrainian zoologist born in Astrakhan.
