Vipera orlovi
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Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[1] The species is endemic to Russia.
Taxonomy
V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).[2]
Geographic range
V. orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.[1]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
Reproduction
V. orlovi is viviparous.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b c d Vipera orlovi TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001 at The Reptile Database.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Vipera orlovi, p. 196).
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Further reading
- Phelps T (2010). Old World Vipers: A natural history of the Azemiopinae and Viperinae. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 558 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Schweiger M (2009). "Die Giftschlangen Europas: Eine Übersicht der Arten und Bemerkungen zu einzelnen Taxa ". Reptilia (Münster) 14 (76): 14–25. (Vipera dinniki orlovi, new combination). (in German).
- Tuniyev BS, Ostrovskikh SV (2001). "Two new species of vipers of kaznakovi complex (Ophidia, Viperidae) from western Caucasus". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (2): 117–126. (Vipera orlovi, new species).