Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Higher classification Macrovipera lebetina | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Viperidae Rank Subspecies | |
Scientific name Macrovipera lebetina cernovi Similar Macrovipera, Macrovipera lebetina, Snake, Vipers, Reptile | ||
Macrovipera lebetina cernovi is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to Asia.
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Etymology
The subspecific name, cernovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Sergius Aleksandrovich Chernov (1903-1964).
Description
This subspecies normally has semidivided supraoculars.
Geographic range
It is found in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
References
Macrovipera lebetina cernovi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA