Vipera dinniki

Vipera dinniki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
Species:
V. dinniki
Binomial name
Vipera dinniki
Nikolsky, 1913
Synonyms[2]
  • Vipera berus dinniki
    Nikolsky, 1913
  • Coluber berus dinniki
    — Nikolsky, 1916
  • Vipera tigrina
    Zarevskij, 1917
  • Mesocoronis (Tzarevscya) tigrina
    — A.F. Reuss, 1929
  • Vipera kaznakowi dinnicki [sic]
    Darevskij, 1956
  • Vipera kaznakowi orientalis
    Vedmederja, 1984
  • Vipera dinnicki
    — Vedmederja, Grubant & Rudajeva, 1986
  • Vipera dinniki
    — Orlov & Tuniyev, 1990
Common names: Dinnik's viper, Caucasus subalpine viper.[3]

Vipera dinniki is a viper species native to the Caucasus Mountains region, part of Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.[2] Like all other vipers, it is venomous. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

  1. ^ Tuniyev B, Nilson G, Agasyan A, Orlov N [in French], Tuniyev S (2009). "Vipera dinniki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  4. ^ "Vipera dinniki". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2006.