Macrovipera lebetina cernovi is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to Asia.
The subspecific name, cernovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Sergius Aleksandrovich Chernov (1903-1964).
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
Venom is a type of poison, especially one secreted by an animal. It is delivered in a bite, sting, or similar action. Venom has evolved in terrestr...
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starts withThis subspecies normally has semidivided supraoculars.
It is found in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.