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.
Etymology
The specific name, orlovi, is in honor of Russian herpetologist Nikolai Lusteranovich Orlov (born 1952).
Geographic range
V. orlovi is found in the Caucasus area of Russia.
Habitat
The preferred habitats of V. orlovi are forest, grassland, and shrubland at altitudes of .
Reproduction
V. orlovi is viviparous.
References
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.