Montivipera raddei
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Viperoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Montivipera
Species: Montivipera raddei
Subspecies (2): M. r. kurdistanica – M. r. raddei
Name
[edit]Montivipera raddei (Boettger, 1890)
- Syntypes (n=2): ZMT. [lost fide Nilson & Andrén (1986: 5)]
- Type locality: “Kasikoperan in Armenien”.
Combinations
[edit]- Vipera raddei Boettger, 1890: 62 [original combination]
- Coluber raddei — Nikolsky, 1916 [subsequent combination]
- Vipera lebetina raddei — Schwarz, 1936: 240 [subsequent combination]
- Vipera xanthina raddei — Mertens, 1952 [subsequent combination]
- Daboia raddei — Obst, 1983 [subsequent combination]
- Montivipera raddei — Garrigues, Dauga, Ferquel, Choumet & Failloux, 2005 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Vipera albicornuta Nilson & Andrén, 1985
- Holotype: RSI 3098.
- Type locality: “Abhar in the Zanjan valley, between Tabriz and Teheran, NW Iran”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Boettger, O. 1890. Eine neue Viper aus Armenien. Zool. Anz. 13: 62–64
Additional references
[edit]- McDiarmid, R.W., Campbell, J.A. & Touré, T.A. 1999. Snake Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1. Herpetologists’ League: Washington, Dictrict of Columbia. 511 pp. ISBN 9781893777002 Reference page.
- Nilson, G., Tuniyev, B., Andrén, C., Orlov, N., Joger, U. & Herrmann, H.-W. 1999. Taxonomic position of the Vipera xanthina complex. Kaupia, Darmstädter Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte 8: 99–102. Reference page.
- Stümpel, N., Rajabizadeh, M., Avcı, A., Wüster, W. & Joger, U. 2016. Phylogeny and diversification of mountain vipers (Montivipera, Nilson et al., 2001) triggered by multiple Plio–Pleistocene refugia and high-mountain topography in the Near and Middle East. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 101: 336–351. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.025 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Montivipera raddei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 14 November 2022.
- Nilson, G., Andrén, C., Avci, A. & Akarsu, F. 2009. IUCN: Montivipera raddei (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T22993A9406370. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T22993A9406370.en. Accessed on 14 November 2022.
Vernacular names
[edit]հայերեն: Հայկական իժ
kurdî: Maregîska Kurdistanê
polski: Żmija armeńska
Türkçe: Ağrı engereği
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