Montivipera is a genus of vipers found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Like all other vipers, they are venomous. The genus Montivipera was previously described as a subgenus of the genus Vipera, but it was elevated to full genus status in 2001 by Lenk, Kalayabina, Wink & Joger.
Description
The maximum total length (tail included) of Montivipera species is 78 cm (31 in), though they are generally smaller.
Species
| Image | Species | Taxon author(s) | Subsp.* | Common name(s) | Geographic range(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montivipera albizona | Nilson, Andrén & Flärdh, 1990 | 0 | Central Turkish mountain viper | Central Turkey | |
| Montivipera bornmuelleri | F. Werner, 1898 | 0 | Lebanon viper, Bornmueller's viper | Western Asia | |
| Montivipera bulgardaghica | Nilson & Andrén, 1985 | 0 | mountain Bulgar viper, Bulgardagh viper | Southern Turkey | |
| Montivipera kuhrangica | Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011 | 0 | Kuhrag mountain viper | Iran | |
| Montivipera latifii | Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967 | 0 | Latifi's viper, Iranian valley viper, Lar Valley viper | Iran | |
| Montivipera raddei | Boettger, 1890 | 1 | rock viper, Radde's mountain viper, Kurdistan viper (Vipera raddei kurdistanica), Armenian mountain viper, Armenian viper, Radde's viper, Armenian mountain adder, Zanjhani viper. | Eastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and likely Iraqi Kurdistan. | |
| Montivipera wagneri | Nilson & Andrén, 1984 | 0 | ocellate mountain viper, ocellated mountain viper, Wagner's viper | Eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. | |
| Montivipera xanthina | Gray, 1849 | 0 | rock viper, coastal viper, Ottoman viper | Northeastern Greece and Turkey |
* Not including the nominate subspecies.
