Macrovipera lebetina turanica
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Common names: (none).
Macrovipera lebetina turanica is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[3]
Description
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M. l. turanica
The color pattern consists of a dark ground color with a lighter, orange dorsal zigzag pattern. The supraoculars are usually semidivided.[3]
Geographic range
Eastern Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, southwestern Kazakhstan and parts of northern Afghanistan.[3]
See also
- Macrovipera lebetina.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- Snakebite.
Cited references
- ↑ McDiarmid 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).
- ↑ Macrovipera lebetina turanica (TSN 635245). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 10 August 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
Other references
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy. Golray P, Schatti J-C, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World: A Checklist. New York: Springer-Verlag. 393 pp.
External links
- Species Macrovipera lebetina at the Species2000 Database