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''Vipera eriwanensis'', commonly known as the Alburzi viper or the Armenian steppe viper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is native to western Asia. There are two recognized
subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
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Subspecies

There are two subspecies which are recognized as being valid. * ''Vipera eriwanensis ebneri'' * ''Vipera eriwanensis eriwanensis''


Geographic range

''V. eriwanensis'' is found in Armenia, northwestern Iran, and northeastern Turkey.


Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of ''V. eriwanensis'' is rocky areas of grassland, at altitudes of .


Reproduction

''V. eriwanensis'' is ovoviviparous. Litter size may be as large as ten.


Etymology

The subspecific name, ''ebneri'', is in honor of Austrian entomologist
Richard Ebner Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...
. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. .(''Vipera ursinii ebneri'', p. 80).


References


Further reading

* Knoepffler P, Sochurek E (1955). "''Neues über die Rassen der Wiesenotter'' (Vipera ursinii'' BONAP)''". ''Burgenländische Heimatblätter'' 17 (4): 185–188. (''Vipera ursinii ebneri'', new subspecies, pp. 185–186). (in German). * Nilson G, Tuniyev B, Andrén C, Orlov N (1999). "Vipers of Caucasus: Taxonomic considerations". ''Kaupia, Darmstadt'' (8): 103–106. (''Vipera eriwanensis'', new taxonomic status, p. 104). * Reuss T (1933). "''Fortzetzung und Schluss der Originalberichte''". ''Nachrichtenblatt für Aquarien- und Terrarien-Vereine, Berlin'' 1933: 372–373. (''Acridophaga renardi eriwanensis'', new subspecies). (in German). * Sindaco R, species:Alberto Venchi, Venchi A, species:Cristina Grieco, Grieco C (2013). ''The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic 2. Annotated checklist and distributional atlas of the snakes of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia, with an update to the Vol. 1''. (Monographs of the ''Societas Herpetologica Italica''). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 544 pp. . Reptiles described in 1933 Reptiles of Armenia Reptiles of Iran Reptiles of Turkey Vipera, eriwanensis {{snake-stub