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Vipera renardi
Species of snake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vipera renardi is a species of viper, a venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Asia and Eastern Europe. Five subspecies are recognized.
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Etymology
The specific name, renardi, is in honor of Russian naturalist Charles Renard[4] (1809—1886), also known as Karl Renard.[3]
The subspecific names, bashkirovi and puzanovi, are in honor of Russian zoologists Ivan Sergeyevich Bashkirov (1900–1980) and Ivan Ivanovich Puzanov (1885–1971), respectively.[3]
Geographic range
V. renardi is found in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitats of V. renardi are shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 0–2,500 m (0–8,202 ft).[1]
Reproduction
V. renardi is ovoviviparous.[3]
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Vipera renardi bashkirovi Garanin, Pavlov & Bakiev, 2004
- Vipera renardi parursinii Nilson & Andrén, 2001
- Vipera renardi puzanovi Kukuskin, 2009
- Vipera renardi renardi (Christoph, 1861)
- Vipera renardi tienshanica Nilson & Andrén, 2001
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Vipera.
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