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==Cited references==
==Cited references==

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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.