Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi

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.

Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Vipera lebetina cernovi
    Chikin & Szczerbak, 1992
  • Macrovipera lebetina cernovi McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999[1]

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

  1. 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).
  2. "Macrovipera lebetina cernovi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
  3. 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).


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