Vipera orlovi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Vipera |
Species: | V. orlovi
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Binomial name | |
Vipera orlovi B. Tuniyev & Ostrovskikh, 2001
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Synonyms[2] | |
Vipera orlovi is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae.[2] The species is endemic to Russia.
V. orlovi was described as a species new to science by Boris S. Tuniyev and Sergei V. Ostrovskikh in 2001.[2]
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).[3]
V. orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.[2]
The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of 200–950 m (660–3,120 ft).[1]
V. orlovi is viviparous.[2]