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Vipera nikolskii Vedmederja, Grubant & Rudajewa, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Common names: Nikolsky's adder, forest-steppe adder.[2]
Vipera nikolskii is a venomous viper species endemic in Ukraine.[1] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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]
Found in central Ukraine.[1] 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]