| Vipera orlovi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. orlovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Vipera orlovi B. Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001 | |
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| Synonyms [2] | |
Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. [2] The species is endemic to Russia.
V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001. [2]
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952). [3]
The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft). [1]
V. orlovi is viviparous. [2]
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