Montivipera raddei
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Montivipera raddei, also known as the Armenian viper[1] and by many other common names, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to the Zagros Mountains, which stretch across Kurdistan in Iran, Iraq, and southeastern Turkey. Two subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, raddei, is in honor of German naturalist Gustav Radde.[3]
Common names
Common names for M. raddei include rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Kurdistan viper (Vipera raddei kurdistanica),[4] Armenian mountain viper,[5] Armenian viper,[6] Radde's viper,[7] Armenian mountain adder,[8] and Zanjhani viper.[9]
Description
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Geographic range
Montivipera raddei is found in Eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and probably Iraqi Kurdistan. This species is parapatric or slightly sympatric with M. 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).[10]
Conservation status
Montivipera raddei 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).[11] 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.[12]
It is, however, listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.[13]
Taxonomy
Montivipera raddei is apparently closely related to Montivipera r. albicornuta and M. latifii; together they sometimes form the Montivipera raddei complex.[10] There are two subspecies: the nominate from Armenia, Azerbaijan, eastern Turkey, northwest Iran, and adjacent Turkmenistan, and M. r. kurdistanica from southeast Turkey and adjacent Iraq and Iran.[2]
References
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- ↑ https://stlzoo.org/animals/reptiles/snakes/armenian-viper
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Vipera raddei, p. 215).
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- ↑ a b Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Mehrtens JM (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Gotch AF (1986). Reptiles – Their Latin Names Explained. Poole, UK: Blandford Press. 176 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Brown JH (1973). Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Latifi (1991).
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- ↑ Montivipera raddei at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 2 September 2007.
- ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 2 September 2007.
- ↑ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix III at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
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Further reading
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- Boettger O (1890). "Eine neue Viper aus Armenien ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 13: 62-64. ("Vipera Raddei n. sp."). (in German).
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the ... Viperidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. ("Vipera raddii [sic]", p. 487).
- Latifi, Mahmoud (1991). The Snakes of Iran. Oxford, Ohio: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 167 pp. Template:ISBN. (Vipera raddei, Zanjhani viper, p. 134).
- Nilson G, Andrén C (1986). "The mountain vipers of the middle east: The Vipera xanthina complex". Bonner Zoologische Monographien 20: 1-90.
External links
- Vipera (Montivipera) raddei raddei at Checklist of Armenia's Amphibians and Reptiles, Tadevosyan's Herpetological Resources. Accessed 20 August 2016.