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| color = pink | | color = pink | ||
| name = ''Vipera latifii'' | | name = ''Vipera latifii'' | ||
| status = VU | | status = <!-- VU --> | ||
| 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|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = | | familia = Viperidae | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]'' | | genus = ''[[Vipera]]'' | ||
| species = '''''V. latifii''''' | | species = '''''V. latifii''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Vipera latifii'' | | binomial = ''Vipera latifii'' | ||
| binomial_authority = | | binomial_authority = Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967 | ||
| synonyms = * ''Vipera latifii'' - Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera latifii'' - Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967 | ||
* ''Daboia'' (''Daboia'') ''raddei latifii'' - Obst, 1983 | * ''Daboia'' (''Daboia'') ''raddei latifii'' - Obst, 1983 | ||
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'''Common names:''' Latifi's 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:''' Latifi's 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 latifii''''' is a | '''''Vipera latifii''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species endemic in [[Iran]]. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=202181 ''Vipera latifii'' (TSN 202181)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 29 June 2007.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
For adult males, the maximum length is 78 cm, for females 70 cm.<ref name="Mal03"/> | For adult males, the maximum length is 78 cm, for females 70 cm.<ref name="Mal03"/> | ||
Holotype: SMF 62585.<ref name="McD99"/> | |||
==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
[[Iran]] | Found only in [[Iran]] in the upper Lar Valley in the Elburz Mountains. The type locality is listed as "Hochtal von Lar (2180-2900 m Höhe), südwestlisch des Demavend-Gipfels im Elburs-Gebirge, nordöstlich von Tehran, Iran" [High valley of the Lar (2180-2900 m), southwest of the Demavend Peak in the Elburz Mountains, northwest of Tehran, Iran].<ref name="McD99"/> | ||
==Conservation status== | ==Conservation status== | ||
This species is classified Vulnerable (VU) according to the | This species is classified Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: B1+2c (v2.3, 1994).<ref name="ICUN-VL">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/22992/summ ''Vipera latifii''] at [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref> This indicates that the extent of occurrence is estimated to be less than 20,000 km², or the area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 2,000 km². Estimates indicate that the total population is severely fragmented or known to exist at no more than ten locations. Also, a continuing decline is inferred, observed or projected in the area, extent and/or quality of its habitat. Year assessed: 1996.<ref name="ICUN-23">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria1994#categories 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)][http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 5 October 2006.</ref> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=latifii}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=latifii}}. | ||
[[Category:True vipers]] | |||
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | [[Category:Biology Workgroup]] | ||
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Common names: Latifi's viper.[2]
Vipera latifii is a venomous viper species endemic in Iran. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Description
For adult males, the maximum length is 78 cm, for females 70 cm.[2]
Holotype: SMF 62585.[1]
Geographic range
Found only in Iran in the upper Lar Valley in the Elburz Mountains. The type locality is listed as "Hochtal von Lar (2180-2900 m Höhe), südwestlisch des Demavend-Gipfels im Elburs-Gebirge, nordöstlich von Tehran, Iran" [High valley of the Lar (2180-2900 m), southwest of the Demavend Peak in the Elburz Mountains, northwest of Tehran, Iran].[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: B1+2c (v2.3, 1994).[4] This indicates that the extent of occurrence is estimated to be less than 20,000 km², or the area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 2,000 km². Estimates indicate that the total population is severely fragmented or known to exist at no more than ten locations. Also, a continuing decline is inferred, observed or projected in the area, extent and/or quality of its habitat. Year assessed: 1996.[5]
Habitat
Rocky habitats at 2180-2900 m altitude.[1]
See also
- Vipera.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snakebite.
Cited references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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).
- ↑ 2.0 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 latifii (TSN 202181) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 29 June 2007.
- ↑ Vipera latifii at IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
- ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3)IUCN Red List. Accessed 5 October 2006.
External links
- Species Vipera latifii at the Species2000 Database.