词条 | Macrovipera lebetina obtusa |
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| name = Macrovipera lebetina obtusa | image = Macrovipera lebetina obtusa01.jpg | genus = Macrovipera | species = lebetina | subspecies = obtusa | authority = (Dwigubsky, 1832) | synonyms = * Vipera obtusa Dwigubsky, 1832
}} Common names: West-Asian blunt-nosed viper,[2] Levant blunt-nosed viper.[3] Macrovipera lebetina obtusa is a venomous viper subspecies[4] endemic to Asia, from central Turkey to northern Pakistan (Kashmir). DescriptionIt can be distinguished from other subspecies of M. lebetina by its higher scale counts — usually 170-175 ventrals, and 25 (sometimes 27) rows of dorsal scales at midbody — and relatively dark color pattern.[5] Geographic rangeIt is found from central Turkey through Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, northern Jordan, the Caucasus region (incl. Armenia), Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Iran, southern Afghanistan, Pakistan and the (Kashmir region). In Pakistan, according to Khan (1983), M. lebetina is restricted to the western highlands; it is allopatric with Daboia russelii, which occurs in the Indus River valley.[5] See also
References1. ^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 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. ^Steward JW. 1971. The Snakes of Europe. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Press (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 238 pp. LCCCN 77-163307. {{ISBN|0-8386-1023-4}}. 3. ^Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. {{ISBN|0-8069-6460-X}}. 4. ^{{ITIS |id=635244 |taxon=Macrovipera lebetina obtusa |accessdate=10 August 2006}} 5. ^1 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florid: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. {{ISBN|0-89464-877-2}}. Further reading{{refbegin}}
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