New data on Montivipera kuhrangica (squamata: serpentes: Viperidae)

Document Type : Short Communications

Authors

Hamzeh Oraei ¹

Azar Khosravani ²

¹ shahrekord university

² Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord

10.22067/ijab.v15i2.80841

Abstract

The first record of Montivipera kuhrangica from outside of its type locality is introduced from a high elevation area of Isfahan province, Iran. The specimens are morphologically consistent with the type-specimen's description, except for the Loreal and Infralabial scales.

Keywords

New record

Iran

Fauna

phylogeny

viperidae

snake

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