Vipera darevskii olguni

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: Vipera
Species: Vipera darevskii
Subspecies: Vipera darevskii olguni

Name

• Vipera darevskii olguni Tuniyev, Avci, Agasian & Agasian, 2012

Holotype: Herpetological collection of the Sochi National Park, Sochi, SNP No. 866, adult female, 21 July 2011, collectors B. Tuniyev, S. Tuniyev, A. Avci.

Type locality: Turkey, Ardahan Province, Town Posof, Mt. Ilgar-Dag, (2020 m elevation).

Etymology: The species is named in honor of Prof. Dr. Kurtulus Olgun.

Mentions

• Pelias darevskii Tuniyev et al., 2009 (part)
• Pelias darevskii Avci et al., 2010
• Pelias olguni Tuniyev, Avci & Agasian, 2012

Note:

Pelias is typically considered as a subgenus, so this species is assigned to Vipera.

References

• Tuniyev, S.B.; A. Avcı, B.S. Tuniyev, A.L. Agasian, L.A. Agasian, 2012: Description of a New Species of Shield-Head Vipers - Pelias olguni sp. nov. from Basin of Upper Flow of the Kura River in Turkey. Russian journal of herpetology, 19(4): 314–332. Abstract.