İbrahim BARAN, Cemal Varol TOK, Kurtuluş OLGUN, Fatma İRET, Aziz AVCI

On Viperid (Serpentes: Sauria) Specimens Collected from Northeastern Anatolia

Specimens of Vipera eriwanensis and Vipera kaznakovi collected from northeastern Anatolia were examined in terms of morphological characters and compared with the relevant references. The distribution ranges of Vipera eriwanensis and Vipera kaznakovi were extended in Turkey by collecting specimens from new localities.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Vipera eriwanensis, Vipera kaznakovi, morphology, distribution

On Viperid (Serpentes: Sauria) Specimens Collected from Northeastern Anatolia

Keywords:

Vipera eriwanensis, Vipera kaznakovi, morphology, distribution,

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