- Vipera nikolskii
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Vipera nikolskii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Viperinae Genus: Vipera Species: V. nikolskii Binomial name Vipera nikolskii
Vedmederja, Grubant & Rudajewa, 1986Synonyms - Vipera nikolskii - Vedmederja, Grubant & Rudajewa, 1986[1]
- Common names: Nikolsky's adder, forest-steppe adder.[2]
Vipera nikolskii is a venomous viper species endemic in Ukraine and Southern-West Russia.[1][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
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Description
Adults are short and thick-bodied, growing to a maximum length of 680 mm.[2]
Holotype: ZDKU 14704, according to Golay et al. (1993).[1]
Geographic range
Central Ukraine and Southern-West Russia.[1][3] Mallow et al. (2003) mention that the distribution is concentrated in the forest-steppe zone of the Charkov 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 Kharkov.[1] Also, Vipera nikolskii was recently founded in Eastern part of Romania and Basarabia (Moldova, Republic of) by Zinenko et al. (2010).
See also
- List of viperine species and subspecies
- Viperinae by common name
- Viperinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b (Russian)> "Animals of Russia". http://www.sevin.ru/vertebrates/>.
- ^ "Vipera nikolskii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634997. Retrieved 18 August 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.
- Vedmederja VI, Grubant VN, Rudajewa AV. 1986. [On the taxonomy of the three viper species in the Vipera kaznakowi complex]. In: N. Ananjeva and L. Borkin (eds.), Systematics and ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, Leningrad, 157:55-61. (In Russian).
External links
- Vipera nikolskii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.
Categories:- Viperinae
- Reptiles of Europe
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