Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Viperinae Scientific name Vipera bulgardaghica Higher classification Vipera Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Vipera Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Vipera, Vipera albizona, Vipers, Snake, Vipera wagneri | ||
Vipera bulgardaghica is a venomous viper species endemic to the mountains of southern Turkey. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
It grows to a maximum total length (body + tail) of about 78 cm (31 in).
Geographic range
It is found in the Bulgar Dagh (Bolkar Dagi) mountains, Nigde Province, south central Anatolia, Turkey.
The type locality given is "Cilician Taurus (Kar Boghaz, Bulgar Dagh, 2500 m) province Nigde" (= Karbogaz, Bolkar dagi Ulukişla, 8,200 ft), south central Anatolia, Turkey.
Conservation status
This species is classified as Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.
Taxonomy
This species was considered by Golay et al. (1993) to be a subspecies of V. xanthina, and was subsequently moved to the genus Montivipera by Nilson et al. (1999), who considered it to be a synonym of Montivipera xanthina.