Montivipera
Montivipera is a genus of vipers found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Like all other vipers, they are venomous. The genus Montivipera was previously described as a subgenus of the genus Vipera, but it was elevated to full genus status in 2001 by Lenk, Kalayabina, Wink & Joger.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Ottoman Viper
speciesMontivipera xanthina
Armenian Viper
speciesMontivipera raddei
Lebanon Viper
speciesMontivipera bornmuelleri
Wagner's Viper
speciesMontivipera wagneri
Mount Bulgar viper
speciesMontivipera bulgardaghica
Mountain Viper
speciesMontivipera albizona
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71803.