Vipera bulgardaghica
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. bulgardaghica |
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Vipera bulgardaghica Nilson & Andrén, 1985 |
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Vipera bulgardaghica is a venomous viper species endemic to the mountains of southern Turkey. No subspecies are currently recognized.
It grows to a maximum total length (body + tail) of about 78 cm (31 in).
It is found in the Bulgar Dagh (Bolkar Dagi) mountains, Nigde Province, south central Anatolia, Turkey.
The type locality given is "Cilician Taurus (Kar Boghaz, Bulgar Dagh, 2500 m) province Nigde" (= Karbogaz, Bolkar dagi Ulukişla, 8,200 ft), south central Anatolia, Turkey.
This species is classified as Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.
This species was considered by Golay et al. (1993) to be a subspecies of V. xanthina, and was subsequently moved to the genus Montivipera by Nilson et al. (1999), who considered it to be a synonym of Montivipera xanthina.
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