Published January 1, 2014
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New locality records for four rare species of vipers (Reptilia: Viperidae) in Turkey
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- 1. Ege Univ, Zool Sect, Dept Biol, Fac Sci, Izmir, Turkey
- 2. Univ Basel, Sect Conservat Biol, Dept Environm Sci, Basel, Switzerland
- 3. Ankara Univ, Inst Biotechnol, Prote Dept, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey
- 4. Adiyaman Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Biol, Zool Sect, Adiyaman, Turkey
- 5. Duzce Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Biol, Duzce, Turkey
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We report new localities and range extensions for four vipers from Turkey. The distribution of Montivipera wagneri is extended substantially southwards into Mu province, showing that this species is not endemic to the Aras valley as previously stated in the literature. Similarly, an unverified photograph of Montivipera albizona from Erzincan province, at its currently known eastern limit, was confirmed with new material, and its range is extended substantially southwards to the Anamos (Nur) Mountains in Hatay province. Smaller range extensions are reported for Vipera ammodytes transcaucasiana and V. darevskii.
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