Vipera orlovi explained

Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Russia.

Taxonomy

V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).^[2]

Geographic range

V. orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200-.

Reproduction

V. orlovi is viviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Phelps T (2010). Old World Vipers: A natural history of the Azemiopinae and Viperinae. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 558 pp. .
• Schweiger M (2009). "Die Giftschlangen Europas: Eine Übersicht der Arten und Bemerkungen zu einzelnen Taxa ". Reptilia (Münster) 14 (76): 14–25. (Vipera dinniki orlovi, new combination). (in German).
• Tuniyev BS, Ostrovskikh SV (2001). "Two new species of vipers of kaznakovi complex (Ophidia, Viperidae) from western Caucasus". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (2): 117–126. (Vipera orlovi, new species).

External links

• Vipera orlovi at viperacaucasica.googlepages.com.

Notes and References

1. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Vipera&species=orlovi Vipera orlovi TUNIYEV & OSTROVSKIKH, 2001
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]