Vipera orlovi
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| Vipera orlovi | |
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| File:Vipera orlovi.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. orlovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Vipera orlovi B. Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001
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| File:Vipera orlovi distribution.png | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] The species is endemic to Russia.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]V. orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]V. orlovi is viviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Vipera orlovi TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001 at The Reptile Database.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Vipera orlovi, p. 196).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Phelps T (2010). Old World Vipers: A natural history of the Azemiopinae and Viperinae. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 558 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Schweiger M (2009). "Die Giftschlangen Europas: Eine Übersicht der Arten und Bemerkungen zu einzelnen Taxa ". Reptilia (Münster) 14 (76): 14–25. (Vipera dinniki orlovi, new combination). (in German).
- Tuniyev BS, Ostrovskikh SV (2001). "Two new species of vipers of kaznakovi complex (Ophidia, Viperidae) from western Caucasus". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (2): 117–126. (Vipera orlovi, new species).
External links
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