A New Record of Vipera barani Böhme et Joger, 1983 (Reptilia, Viperidae) from North-Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Aziz Avcı, Nazan Üzüm, Kurtuluş Olgun

Abstract


The distribution of Vipera barani known from Western Black Sea Coast to Eastern Black Sea Coast with gaps at the wide range were filled with a new record from İkizce, province Ordu. Morphology and habitat features of the specimen were given.

Keywords


Vipera barani; distribution; Northeast Turkey; Middle East

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2004-11-1-77-79

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