Steppe Viper
Vipera renardi
Vipera renardi is a species of viper, a venomous snake in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Asia and Eastern Europe. Five subspecies are recognized.
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Range & habitat
V. renardi is found in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Georgia (country), Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, renardi, is in honor of Russian naturalist Charles Renard (1809—1886), also known as Karl Renard. The subspecific names, bashkirovi and puzanovi, are in honor of Russian zoologists Ivan Sergeyevich Bashkirov (1900–1980) and Ivan Ivanovich Puzanov (1885–1971), respectively.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Vipera renardi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 114991.