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{{Taxobox | {{Taxobox | ||
| color = pink | | color = pink | ||
| name = ''Vipera raddei'' | | name = ''Vipera raddei'' | ||
| status = LR/lc | | status = <!-- LR/lc --> | ||
| status_system = iucn2.3 | | status_system = iucn2.3 | ||
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia | | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| subphylum = | | subphylum = Vertebrata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Reptilia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Squamata | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]'' | | genus = ''[[Vipera]]'' | ||
| species = '''''V. raddei''''' | | species = '''''V. raddei''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Vipera raddei'' | | binomial = ''Vipera raddei'' | ||
| binomial_authority = | | binomial_authority = Boettger, 1890 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Vipera xanthina - Strauch, 1869 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera xanthina - Strauch, 1869 | ||
* ''Vipera xanthina - Strauch, 1873 | * ''Vipera xanthina - Strauch, 1873 | ||
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'''Common names:''' rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Armenian mountain viper.<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> | '''Common names:''' rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Armenian mountain viper.<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> | ||
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'''''Vipera raddei''''' is a | '''''Vipera raddei''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species found in [[Turkey]], Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also in Iraq. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635000 ''Vipera raddei'' (TSN 635000)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 3 July 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
Found in eastern [[Turkey]], northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also in Iraq. This species is parapatric or slightly sympatric with ''[[Vipera wagneri|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).<ref name="McD99"/> | |||
==Conservation status== | ==Conservation status== | ||
This species is classified as Lower Risk with a subcategory of least concern (LR/lc) according to the | 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.<ref name="ICUN-EN">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/22993/summ ''Vipera raddei''] at [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref><ref name="IUCN-23">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria1994 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)][http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref> | ||
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the | It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.<ref name="COE">[http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/Treaties/Html/104-3.htm Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix III] at [http://conventions.coe.int/ Council of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006.</ref> | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This species is apparently closely related to ''[[Vipera albicornuta|V. albicornuta]]'' and ''[[Vipera latifii|V. latifii]]''; together they form the ''Vipera raddei'' group or complex.<ref name="McD99"/> | This species is apparently closely related to ''[[Vipera albicornuta|V. albicornuta]]'' and ''[[Vipera latifii|V. latifii]]''; together they form the ''Vipera raddei'' group or complex.<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
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Common names: rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Armenian mountain viper.[2]
Vipera raddei is a venomous viper species found in Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also in Iraq. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Description
Adult males grow to a maximum length of 99 cm. Adult females are smaller with a maximum of 79 cm.[2]
Geographic range
Found in eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also in 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).[1]
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.[4][5]
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.[6]
Taxonomy
This species is apparently closely related to V. albicornuta and V. latifii; together they form the Vipera raddei group or complex.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Vipera raddei (TSN 635000) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 3 July 2007.
- ↑ 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.