- Vipera darevskii
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Vipera darevskii Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Viperinae Genus: Vipera Species: V. darevskii Binomial name Vipera darevskii
Vedmederja, Orlov & Tunyev, 1986Synonyms - Vipera kaznakowi dinniki - Darevskij, 1956
- Vipera kaznakowi darevskii - Vedmederja, 1984
- Vipera darevskii - Vedmederja, Orlov & Tuniyev, 1986[1]
- Common names: Darevsky's viper.[2]
Vipera darevskii is a venomous viper species found in Armenia and Turkey and possibly also in Georgia.[2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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Description
The reported maximum length for females is 42.1 cm. The largest male was 25.8 cm.[2]
Geographic range
The southeastern Dzavachet Mountains in Armenia and adjacent areas in Georgia. Recentrly also described from the east of the Artvin Province of Turkey. The type locality given is "Mount Legli, Mokrye mountains, Gukasyanskii region, Armenia."[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: C2b (v2.3, 1994).[4] This indicates that the population estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals and that a continuing decline has been observed, projected, or inferred, in the numbers of mature individuals, and that all individuals are in a single subpopulation. Year assessed: 1996.[5]
See also
- List of viperine species and subspecies
- Viperinae by common name
- Viperinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ^ a b 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 darevskii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634991. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ^ Vipera darevskii at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 2 September 2007.
- ^ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 2 September 2007.
Further reading
- Geniez P, Tynié A. 2005. Discovery of a population of the critically engangered Vipera darevskii Vedmederja, Orlov & Tuniyev, 1986 in Turkey, with new elements on its identification (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae). Herpetozoa. 18 (1/2):25-33.
External links
- Vipera darevskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2007.
- Vipera (Pelias) darevskii at Tadevosyan's Herpetological Resources. Accessed 20 January 2007.
Categories:- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Viperinae
- Reptiles of Asia
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