Species
VulnerableSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae
Continent: Near-East Asia EuropeDistribution: Armenia, NW Iran, NE Turkey Type locality: Yerevan (at 2000 m elevation), Armenia.
via GBIF · IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- vipers
- Named after
- Antonio Orsini
- Image
- Vipera ursinii macrops.jpg
Article
Vipera ursinii is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. It is a very rare species, which is in danger of extinction. This species is commonly called the meadow viper, Orsini's viper, Ursini's viper, and the meadow adder. It is found in southeast France, the central Apennines in Italy, as well as fragmented areas of eastern Europe. Several subspecies are recognized.
Etymology