Montivipera latifii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Viperoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Montivipera
Species: Montivipera latifii

Name

Montivipera latifii (Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967)

• Holotype: SMF 62585, ♂, collected by M. Latifi on 2 October 1966.
• Type locality: “Hochtal von Lar (2180–2900 m Höhe), süwestlich des Demavend-Gipfels in Elburs-Gebirge, nordöstlich von Teheran, Iran”.

Combinations

• Vipera latifii Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967: 161 [original combination]
• Daboia raddei latifii — Obst, 1983: 233 [subsequent combination]
• Vipera raddei latifii — Golay et al., 1993 [subsequent combination]
• Montivipera latifii — Stümpel, Rajabizadeh, Avci, Wúster & Joger, 2016 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Mertens, R., Darevsky, I.S. & Klemmer, K. 1967. Vipera latifii, eine neue Giftschlange aus dem Iran. Senckenbergiana biologica 48(3): 161–168. 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. 

Additional references

• 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. 
• McDiarmid, R.W., Campbell, J.A. & Touré, T.A. 1999. Snake Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1. Herpetologists’ League. 511 pp. ISBN 9781893777002 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Montivipera latifii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 24 June 2023.
• Nilson, G. 2009. IUCN: Montivipera latifii  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T22992A9406111. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T22992A9406111.en. Accessed on 24 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Latifi's Viper
polski: Żmija irańska