Vipera lotievi

Vipera lotievi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Subphylum:	Vertebrata;
Class:	Reptilia;
Order:	Squamata;
Suborder:	Serpentes;
Family:	Viperidae;
Subfamily:	Viperinae;
Genus:	Vipera;
Species:	V. lotievi;
Binomial name
	Vipera lotievi; Nilson, Tuniyev, Orlov, Höggren & Andrén, 1995
Synonyms
	Vipera lotievi - Nilson et al., 1995;

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Common names: Caucasian meadow viper.^[2]

Vipera lotievi is a venomous viper species found in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[3]

Description[edit]

Grows to a maximum length of 60 cm.^[2]

Geographic range[edit]

Found in the higher range of the Big Caucasus: Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The type locality is listed as "Armkhi, Checheno-Ingushetia, Russia, below Mt. Stolovaya, 2000 m altitude."^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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 lotievi (TSN 634995) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 29 June 2007.

[McD99-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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).

[Mal03-2] 2.0 ^2.1 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.

[ITIS-3] Vipera lotievi (TSN 634995) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 29 June 2007.

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