On Viperid (Serpentes: Sauria) Specimens Collected from Northeastern Anatolia

Authors: İBRAHİM BARAN, CEMAL VAROL TOK, KURTULUŞ OLGUN, FATMA İRET, AZİZ AVCI

Abstract: Specimens of Vipera eriwanensis and Vipera kaznakovi collected from northeastern Anatolia were examined in terms of morphological characters and compared with the relevant references. The distribution ranges of Vipera eriwanensis and Vipera kaznakovi were extended in Turkey by collecting specimens from new localities.

Keywords: Vipera eriwanensis, Vipera kaznakovi, morphology, distribution

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