| Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Macrovipera |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. l. cernovi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi (Chikin & Szczerbak, 1992) | |
| Synonyms | |
Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi, known as the Chernov blunt-nosed viper, is a viper subspecies[2] endemic to Asia. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Etymology
The subspecific name, cernovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Sergius Aleksandrovich Chernov (1903–1964).
Description
This subspecies normally has semidivided supraoculars.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.[3]
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Macrovipera lebetina cernovi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- 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.
Further reading
- Chikin Y, Szczerbak NN. 1992. [New subspecies of blunt-nosed viper, Vipera lebetina cernovi, ssp. nov. (Reptilia, Viperidae) from Middle Asia]. Vestn. Zool. (6): 45–49. (in Russian with English Summary).
External links
- Macrovipera lebetinus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 August 2007.
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