Vipera barani

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Vipera barani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Vipera
Species: V. barani
Binomial name
Vipera barani
Böhme & Joger, 1984
Synonyms
  • Vipera barani - Böhme & Joger, 1984[1]

Common names: Baran's adder,[2] Turkish viper.[3]  
 
Vipera barani is a venomous viper species endemic in Turkey. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

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[edit] Description

Stoutly built, adult females are reported to reach a maximum length of 60 cm. Adult males are shorter with a maximum of 54.5 cm.[2]

[edit] Geographic range

Northwestern Turkey. The type locality is listed as "ca. 60 km N Adapazari, Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).[1]

[edit] Conservation status

This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.[5]

[edit] See also

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Species Vipera barani at the Species2000 Database
  4. ^ Vipera barani (TSN 634987). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 15 August 2006.
  5. ^ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
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