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Montivipera latifii

Species of snake

Species of snake

Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967

  • Daboia (Daboia) raddei latifii — Obst, 1983
  • Vipera latifii — Weinstein & Minton, 1984
  • Vipera raddei latifii — Golay et al., 1993
  • Montivipera latifii — Wallach et al., 2014

Montivipera latifii, also known commonly as Latifi's viper, the Iranian valley viper, and the Lar Valley viper, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to northern Iran.

Etymology

The specific name, latifii, is in honor of Iranian herpetologist Mahmoud Latifi (1929–2005), who collected the holotype.

Description

For adult males of M. latifii, the maximum total length (including tail) is 78 cm; for females, 70 cm.

Holotype: SMF 62585.

Geographic range

M. latifii is found in Iran in the upper Lar Valley in the Alborz Mountains.

The type locality is listed as "Hochtal von Lar (2180–2900 m Höhe), südwestlisch des Demavend-Gipfels im Elburs-Gebirge, nordöstlich von Tehran Shalhenballs, Iran" High valley of the Lar (7,150–9,500 ft), southwest of Demavend Peak in the Elburz Mountains, northwest of [Tehran, Iran].

Conservation status

M. latifii is classified as "Endangered" according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It has a restricted range (

Habitat

M. latifii is found in rocky habitats at 2180–2900 m altitude.

References

References

  1. Nilson, G.. (2009). "''Montivipera latifii ''".
  2. [[species:Roy Wallace McDiarmid. McDiarmid RW]], [[Jonathan A. Campbell. Campbell JA]], [[species:T'Shaka A. Touré. Touré TA]] (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN. 1-893777-00-6 (series). {{ISBN. 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. Mallow D]], [[species:David Ludwig. Ludwig D]], Nilson G (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. {{ISBN. 0-89464-877-2.
  4. [[species:John M. Mehrtens. Mehrtens JM]] (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. {{ISBN. 0-8069-6460-X.
  5. [[species:Bo Beolens. Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins. Watkins, Michael]]; [[species:Michael Grayson. Grayson, Michael]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN. 978-1-4214-0135-5. (''Vipera latifii'', p. 151.)
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