Vipera transcaucasiana

(Vipera transcaucasiana)

Description

Common names: Transcaucasian sand viper, Armenian sand viper.Vipera transcaucasiana is a venomous viper species (regarded by some as a subspecies) endemic to parts of Georgia and northern Turkish Anatolia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Viperidae

Genus:Vipera

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