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Caucasus Viper
Montivipera raddei (Boettger, 1890)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Montivipera raddei also known commonly as the Armenian viper (Hy: «Հայկական գյուրզա») is a species of venomous snake, living in rocky habitats in and around Armenia. Known also by local names, it belongs to the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to the Armenian Highlands, including the countries Armenia, southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and the northern Zagros Mountains in northwestern Iran. Two subspecies are recognised as being valid.
Wikipedia contributors, Montivipera raddei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:08:42.133275+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Montivipera raddei (Boettger, 1890)
- Name authority
- (Boettger, 1890)
- Common name
- Caucasus Viper
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Montivipera
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
- familyViperidae
- subfamilyViperinae
- genusMontivipera
- speciesMontivipera raddei (Boettger, 1890)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Montivipera. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon ViperMontivipera bornmuelleri (Werner, 1898) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montivipera bulgardaghica (Nilson & Andren, 1985) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wagner's ViperMontivipera wagneri (Nilson & Andrén, 1984) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Coastal ViperMontivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Vipera raddei kurdistanica Nilson & Andrén, 1986 Nilson & Andrén, 1986 | synonym |
| Montivipera raddei latifii (Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967) (Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967) | ambiguous synonym |
| Montivipera raddei kuhrangica Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011 Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011 | ambiguous synonym |
| Montivipera kuhrangica Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011 Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011 | synonym |
| Vipera albicornuta Nilson & Andren, 1985 Nilson & Andren, 1985 | synonym |
| Vipera latifii Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967 Mertens, Darevsky & Klemmer, 1967 | synonym |
| Vipera raddei Boettger, 1890 Boettger, 1890 | synonym |
| Montivipera raddei albicornuta (Nilson & Andren, 1985) (Nilson & Andren, 1985) | ambiguous synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Montivipera&species=raddei Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44BGN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.