Vipera raddei
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Common names: rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Armenian mountain viper.[3]
Vipera raddei is a venomous viper species found in Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also Iraq. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Description
Adult males grow to a maximum length of 99 cm. Adult females are smaller with a maximum of 79 cm.[3]
Geographic range
Eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and probably Iraq. This species is parapatric or slightly sympatric with V. wagneri in the Aras river valley, Kars Province, eastern Turkey. The type locality is listed as "Kasikoparan in Armenien." According to Nilson and Andrén (1986), Kasikoparan, Armenia (40°02'N, 43°26'E)] is now part of Turkey (Kazikkiran [Kazikkoparan]), Tuzluca, Kars Province, northeastern Anatolia).[2]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Lower Risk with a subcategory of least concern (LR/lc) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v2.3, 1994). This indicates that it has been evaluated, but that it does not satisfy the criteria for any of the categories Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. Also, it does not qualify for Conservation Dependent or Near Threatened either. Year assessed: 1996.[5][6]
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.[7]
Taxonomy
This species is apparently closely related to V. albicornuta and V. latifii; together they form the Vipera raddei group or complex.[2]
See also
Cited references
- ↑ European Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Vipera raddei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 raddei (TSN ). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 18 August 2006.
- ↑ Vipera raddei at IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
- ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
- ↑ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix III at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
Other references
- Nilson G, Andrén C. 1986. The mountain vipers of the middle east: The Vipera xanthina complex. Bonner Zoologische Monographien 20.
External links
- Species Vipera raddei at the Species2000 Database