| Vipera orlovi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. orlovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Vipera orlovi B. Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001
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| Synonyms2 | |
Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae.2 The species is endemic to Russia.
Taxonomy
Vipera orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001.2
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Liutsianovich Orlov (born 1952).3
Geographic range
Vipera orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.2
Habitat
The preferred habitats of Vipera orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft).1
Reproduction
Vipera orlovi is ovoviviparous.2
References
References
- Tuniyev, B.; Nilson, G.; Agasyan, A.; Orlov, N.L.; Tuniyev, S. (2017) [errata version of 2009 assessment]. "Vipera orlovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164756A5923491.en. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- Vipera orlovi TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001 at The Reptile Database.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Vipera orlovi, p. 196).
Further reading
Further reading
- Joger, U.; Zinenko, O. (2021). "Is Vipera orlovi a Distinct Hybrid Species?". Russian Journal of Herpetology. 28 (1): 60–66.
- Phelps, T. (2010). Old World Vipers: A natural history of the Azemiopinae and Viperinae. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 558 pp. ISBN 978-3899734706.
- Schweiger, M. (2009). "Die Giftschlangen Europas: Eine Übersicht der Arten und Bemerkungen zu einzelnen Taxa ". Reptilia (Münster) 14 (76): 14–25. (Vipera dinniki orlovi, new combination). (in German).
- Tuniyev, B.S., Ostrovskikh, S.V. (2001). "Two new species of vipers of kaznakovi complex (Ophidia, Viperidae) from western Caucasus". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (2): 117–126. (Vipera orlovi, new species).