词条 | Vipera pontica |
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| image = Vipera pontica GNM7373-001.jpg | status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Vipera | species = pontica | authority = Billing, Nilson & Sattler, 1990[2] | range_map = Vipera pontica distribution.png }} Common names: Pontic adder.[3]Vipera pontica is a venomous viper species endemic to Turkey and Georgia.[3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[4] DescriptionV. pontica probably does not grow to more than {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} in total length (body + tail). The largest type specimen was {{convert|277|mm|in|abbr=on}} in total length.[3]Holotype: NHMG 5021.[2]Geographic rangeKnown only from the Çoruh River valley in Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey. It is probably also found in the Turkish province of Erzurum, as well as the Kura valley in Georgia.[2] Mallow et al. (2003) describe the range as Turkish Anatolia and adjacent parts of Georgia.[3] The type locality is "Coruh valley, province Artvin, northeastern Turkey.[2] Conservation statusThis species is classified as Endangered (EN) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[5] It is also listed as a strictly protected species (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.[6] HabitatIts preferred habitat is steep wooded mountain slopes with rock outcroppings and piles of stones.[2] See also
References1. ^{{cite journal |author=Nilson, G. |author2=Akarsu, F. |author3=Tuniyev, B. |author4=Agasyan, A. |author5=Orlov, N.L. |author6=Tuniyev, S. |last-author-amp=yes |title=Vipera pontica |journal=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |volume=2009 |page=e.T23002A114576777 |publisher=IUCN |date=2009 |url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/23002/0 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T23002A9407542.en |access-date=10 November 2017}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume). 3. ^1 2 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. ^{{ITIS |id=634999 |taxon=Vipera pontica |accessdate=18 August 2006}} 5. ^{{Redlist species|no=23002|genus=Vipera|species=pontica|date=2 September|year=2007}} 6. ^Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006. Further reading{{refbegin}}
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