- Vipera bulgardaghica
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Vipera bulgardaghica 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Viperinae Genus: Vipera Species: V. bulgardaghica Binomial name Vipera bulgardaghica
Nilson & Andrén, 1985Synonyms - Vipera bornmuelleri - Werner, 1898
- Vipera lebetina bornmuelleri - Werner, 1902
- Vipera lebetina xanthina - Schwarz, 1936
- Vipera xanthina - Mertens, 1967
- Vipera c.f. xanthina - Joger, 1984
- Vipera bulgardaghica - Nilson & Andrén, 1985[2]
- Common names: Bulgardagh viper.[3]
Vipera bulgardaghica is a venomous viper species endemic in the mountains of southern Turkey.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
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Description
Grows to a maximum length of about 78 cm.[3]
Geographic range
The Bulgar Dagh (Bolkar Dagi) mountains, Nigde Province, south central Anatolia, Turkey. The type locality given is "Cilician Taurus (Kar Boghaz, Bulgar Dagh, 2500 m) province Nigde (= Karbogaz, Bolkar dagi Ulukişla), south central Anatolia, Turkey.[2]
Conservation status
V. bulgardaghica
This species is classified as Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.[5]
Taxonomy
Considered by Golay et al. (1993) to be a subspecies of V. xanthina.[2]
See also
- List of viperine species and subspecies
- Viperinae by common name
- Viperinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ^ a b Vipera bulgardaghica at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 2 September 2007.
- ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
- ^ "Vipera bulgardaghica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634990. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ^ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix III at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
Further reading
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.
External links
- Vipera xanthina at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Viperinae
- Reptiles of Asia
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