Biology:Vipera barani
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. barani
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| Vipera barani Böhme & Joger, 1984[1]
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Vipera barani is a venomous viper species endemic to Turkey. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
Etymology
The specific name, barani, is in honor of Turkish herpetologist İbrahim Baran.[5]
Description
Vipera barani is a stoutly built species. Adult females are reported to reach a maximum total length (body + tail) of 60 cm (24 in). Adult males are shorter with a maximum total length of 54.5 cm (21.5 in).[2]
Geographic range
Vipera barani is found in northwestern Turkey.
The type locality is listed as "ca. 60 km N Adapazari, Türkei" (= Adapazari, Turkey).[1]
Conservation status
The species V. barani is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Vipera barani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.
- ↑ "Vipera barani ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634987. Retrieved 15 August 2006.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Vipera barani, p. 16).
- ↑ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
Further reading
- Böhme W, Joger U (1984). "Eine neue Art des Vipera berus-Komplexes aus der Türkei ". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 [1983] (2-4): 265-271. (Vipera barani, new species). (in German).
Wikidata ☰ Q807264 entry
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