- Vipera barani
Taxobox
name = "Vipera barani"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia =Viperidae
subfamilia =Viperinae
genus = "Vipera "
species = "V. barani"
binomial = "Vipera barani"
binomial_authority = Böhme & Joger, 1984
synonyms = * "Vipera barani" - Böhme & Joger, 1984McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).] :"Common names: Baran's adder,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.] Turkish viper.NRDB species|genus=Vipera|species=barani|date=21 November|year=2007] ""Vipera barani" is a venomous viperspecies endemic inTurkey . No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=634987|taxon=Vipera barani|year=2006|date=15 August]Description
Stoutly built, adult females are reported to reach a maximum length of 60 cm. Adult males are shorter with a maximum of 54.5 cm.
Geographic range
Northwestern
Turkey . The type locality is listed as "ca. 60 km N Adapazari, Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).Conservation status
This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention. [http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/Treaties/Html/104-2.htm Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II] at [http://conventions.coe.int/ Council of Europe] . Accessed 9 October 2006.]
ee also
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List of viperine species and subspecies
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*Snakebite References
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