Vipera kaznakovi

Vipera kaznakovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
Species:
V. kaznakovi
Binomial name
Vipera kaznakovi
Nikolsky, 1909
Synonyms[1]
  • Vipera kaznakovi
    Nikolsky, 1909
  • Coluber kaznakowi
    — Nikolsky, 1916
  • Vipera kaznakowi
    — F. Werner, 1922
  • [Pelias] kaznakovi
    — A.F. Reuss, 1927
  • [Mesocoronis (Tzarevscya)] kaxnakovi [sic]
    A.F. Reuss, 1929 (ex errore)
  • Vipera ursinii kaznakovi
    — Schwarz, 1936
  • Vipera berus var. ornata
    Başoğlu, 1947
  • Vipera (Vipera) kaznakovi
    — Obst, 1983
  • Vipera kaznakovi kaznakovi
    — Vedmederja, 1984
  • Vipera kaznakovi
    — Golay et al., 1993

Vipera kaznakovi, also known as the Caucasus viper, Kaznakow's viper,[2] Kaznakov's viper,[3] and by other common names, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Turkey, Georgia, and Russia.[1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Mehrtens JM (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  4. ^ "Vipera kaznakovi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2006.