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| name = ''Vipera barani''
| name = ''Vipera barani''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
| species = '''''V. barani'''''
| species = '''''V. barani'''''
| binomial = ''Vipera barani''
| binomial = ''Vipera barani''
| binomial_authority = Böhme & Joger, [[1984]]
| binomial_authority = Böhme & Joger, 1984
| synonyms = * ''Vipera barani'' - Böhme & Joger, 1984<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref>
| synonyms = * ''Vipera barani'' - Böhme & Joger, 1984<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref>
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'''Common names:''' Baran's adder,<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> Turkish viper.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=barani}}</ref>
'''Common names:''' Baran's adder,<ref name="Mal03">Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.</ref> Turkish viper.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=barani}}</ref>
 
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'''''Vipera barani''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[species]] endemic in [[Turkey]]. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634987|taxon=Vipera barani|year=2006|date=15 August}}</ref>
'''''Vipera barani''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] species endemic in [[Turkey]]. No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634987 ''Vipera barani'' (TSN 634987)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 27 June 2007.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
Northwestern [[Turkey]]. The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] is listed as "ca. 60 km N [[Adapazarı|Adapazari]], Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).<ref name="McD99"/>
Northwestern [[Turkey]]. The type locality is listed as "ca. 60 km N Adapazari, Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).<ref name="McD99"/>


==Conservation status==
==Conservation status==
This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the [[Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats|Berne Convention]].<ref name="COE">[http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/Treaties/Html/104-2.htm Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II] at [http://conventions.coe.int/ Council of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006.</ref>
This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.<ref name="COE">[http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/Treaties/Html/104-2.htm Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II] at [http://conventions.coe.int/ Council of Europe]. Accessed 9 October 2006.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:Biology Workgoup]]
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]]

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Vipera barani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Vipera
Species: V. barani
Binomial name
Vipera barani
Böhme & Joger, 1984
Synonyms
  • Vipera barani - Böhme & Joger, 1984[1]

Common names: Baran's adder,[2] Turkish viper.[3]  
 
Vipera barani is a venomous viper species endemic in Turkey. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

Description

Stoutly built, adult females are reported to reach a maximum length of 60 cm. Adult males are shorter with a maximum of 54.5 cm.[2]

Geographic range

Northwestern Turkey. The type locality is listed as "ca. 60 km N Adapazari, Türkei" (Adapazari, Turkey).[1]

Conservation status

This species is listed as strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention.[5]

See also

Cited references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
  3. ↑ Species Vipera barani at the Species2000 Database
  4. ↑ Vipera barani (TSN 634987) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 27 June 2007.
  5. ↑ Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, Appendix II at Council of Europe. Accessed 9 October 2006.
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