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| name = ''Vipera barani''
| name = ''Vipera barani''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
| species = '''''V. barani'''''
| species = '''''V. barani'''''
| binomial = ''Vipera barani''
| binomial = ''Vipera barani''
| binomial_authority = Böhme & Joger, [[1984]]
| binomial_authority = Böhme & Joger, 1984
| synonyms = * ''Vipera barani'' - Böhme & Joger, 1984<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
| synonyms = * ''Vipera barani'' - Böhme & Joger, 1984<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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'''Common names:''' Baran's adder,<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> Turkish viper.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=barani}}</ref>
'''Common names:''' Baran's adder,<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> Turkish viper.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=barani}}</ref>
 
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'''''Vipera barani''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[species]] endemic in [[Turkey]]. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634987|taxon=Vipera barani|year=2006|date=15 August}}</ref>
'''''Vipera barani''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species endemic in [[Turkey]]. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634987 ''Vipera barani'' (TSN 634987)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 27 June 2007.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
Northwestern [[Turkey]]. The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] is listed as "ca. 60 km N [[Adapazarı|Adapazari]], Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).<ref name="McD99"/>
Northwestern [[Turkey]]. The type locality is listed as "ca. 60 km N Adapazari, Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).<ref name="McD99"/>


==Conservation status==
==Conservation status==
This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the [[Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats|Berne Convention]].<ref name="COE">[http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/Treaties/Html/104-2.htm Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II] at [http://conventions.coe.int/ Council of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006.</ref>
This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.<ref name="COE">[http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/Treaties/Html/104-2.htm Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II] at [http://conventions.coe.int/ Council of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:Biology Workgoup]]
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]]

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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]

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]

Geographic range

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

Conservation status

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

See also

Cited references

  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).
  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.
  3. Species Vipera barani at the Species2000 Database
  4. Vipera barani (TSN 634987) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 27 June 2007.
  5. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.