Biology:Vipera orlovi
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Short description: Species of snake
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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. orlovi
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| Vipera orlovi Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001
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Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] 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.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).[3]
Geographic range
V. orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft).[4]
Reproduction
V. orlovi is viviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ Tuniyev, B.; Nilson, G.; Agasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. (2009). "Bothrocophias myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164756A5923491.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164756/5923491. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Vipera orlovi TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001 at The Reptile Database.
- ↑ 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 orlovi, p. 196).
- ↑ Tuniyev B, Nilson G, Agasyan A, Orlov NL, Tuniyev S (2009). "Vipera orlovi (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Further reading
- Phelps T (2010). Old World Vipers: A natural history of the Azemiopinae and Viperinae. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 558 pp. ISBN:978-3899734706.
- 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).
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3062139 entry
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