Vipera barani

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[1]
Common names: Baran's adder,[2] Turkish viper.[3]

Vipera barani is a venomous viper species endemic to Turkey. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

Etymology

The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran.[5]

Description

It is a stoutly built species. Adult females are reported to reach a maximum total length (body + tail) of 60 cm (24 in). Adult males are shorter with a maximum total length of 54.5 cm (21.5 in).[2]

Geographic range

It is found in 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.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. 1 2 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  3. Vipera barani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.
  4. "Vipera barani". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2006.
  5. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Vipera barani, p. 16.)
  6. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.

Further reading

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