Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] The species is endemic to Russia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. orlovi
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| Vipera orlovi B. Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001
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Taxonomy edit
V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001.[2]
Etymology edit
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).[3]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
V. orlovi is viviparous.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e 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 edit
- 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 BS, Ostrovskikh SV (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).
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