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Vipera lotievi

Vipera lotievi, commonly known as the Caucasian meadow viper and Lotiev's viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is native to Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Etymology

The specific name, lotievi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist , who collected the holotype and some of the paratypes.

Description

V. lotievi may grow to a maximum total length (tail included) of .

Reproduction

V. lotievi is viviparous.

Range

V. lotievi is found in the higher range of the Big Caucasus mountain range in Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.

The type locality is listed as "Armkhi, Checheno-Ingushetia, Russia, below Mt. Stolovaya, 2000 m altitude" [Armkhi, Respublika Ingushetiya, Russia, 6,600 ft].

References

Further reading

  • Nilson G, , , Orlov NL, (1994). "Phylogeny of the Vipers of the Caucasus (Reptilia, Viperidae)". Zoologica Scripta 23 (4): 353–360.
  • Nilson G, Tuniyev BS, Orlov N, Höggren M, Andrén C (1995). "Systematics of the Vipers of the Caucasus: Polymorphism or Sibling Species?" Asiatic Herpetological Research 6: 1-26. (Vipera lotievi, new species, pp. 21–24, Figure 22).

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