Macrovipera lebetina cernovi
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Macrovipera lebetina cernovi

Macrovipera lebetina cernovi is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to Asia.

Animal name origin

The subspecific name, cernovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Sergius Aleksandrovich Chernov (1903-1964).

Appearance

This subspecies normally has semidivided supraoculars.

Distribution

Geography

It is found in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.

References

1. Macrovipera lebetina cernovi Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrovipera_lebetina_cernovi

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