Subphylum Vertebrata | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | |
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Similar Vipera darevskii, Vipera lotievi, Vipera dinniki, Vipera eriwanensis, Vipera monticola | ||
Vipera orlovi feeding on mice
Taxonomy
V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Tuniyev and Ostrovskikh in 2001.
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).
References
Vipera orlovi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA