Montivipera wagneri

Montivipera wagneri

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Viperoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Viperoidea

Familia: Viperidae
Subfamilia: Viperinae
Genus: Montivipera
Species: Montivipera wagneri

Name

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Montivipera wagneri Nilson & Andrén, 1984

  • Holotype: ZFMK 32495, juvenile ♀, collected by Moritz Wagner in 1846.
  • Type locality: “the vicinity of lake Urmia ("Armenisch-Persische Grenze"), province Azarbaijan, N. W. Iran”.

Combinations

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  • Vipera wagneri Nilson & Andrén, 1984: 178 [original combination]
  • Vipera (Montivipera) wagneriNilson et al., 1999: 101 [subsequent combination]
  • Montivipera wagneriGarrigues, Dauga, Ferquel, Choumet & Failloux, 2005 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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  • Nilson, G. & Andrén, C. 1984. Systematics of the Vipera xanthina complex (Reptilia: Viperidae) II. An overlooked viper within the xanthina species-group in Iran. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 35(1-3): 175–184. PDF

Additional references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Wagners Bergotter
English: Wagner's Viper
polski: Żmija turecko-irańska
Türkçe: Vagner engereği
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