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Rock viper

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Rock viper is a common name that is sometimes used to refer to at least three different species:

  • Vipera raddei or Radde's mountain viper, a venomous species found in Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also Iraq
  • Vipera xanthina or Ottoman viper, a venomous species found in northeastern Greece and Turkey, as well as on certain islands in the Aegean Sea
  • Trimeresurus malabaricus or Malabar rock pitviper, a venomous species found in southwestern India

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