Montivipera kuhrangica

Montivipera kuhrangica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Montivipera
Species:
M. kuhrangica
Binomial name
Montivipera kuhrangica
Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011

Montivipera kuhrangica, commonly known as the Kuhrang mountain viper (named after a mountain they have been found on), is a species of viper endemic to Iran.[1][2] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

  1. ^ Species Montivipera kuhrangica at The Reptile Database
  2. ^ Rajabizadeh, Mehdi; Göran Nilson, and Haji Gholi Kami 2011. A New Species of Mountain Viper (Ophidia: Viperidae) from the Central Zagros Mountains, Iran. Russ. J. Herpetol. 18 (3): 235 – 240