Mountain viper
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Mountain viper may refer to:
- Macrovipera lebetinaMacrovipera lebetinaMacrovipera lebetina is a venomous viper species found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir. Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate race described here.-Description:...
, a.k.a. the Levant viper, a venomous species found in North Africa, much of the Middle East, and as far east as Kashmir. - Ovophis monticolaOvophis monticolaOvophis monticola is a venomous pitviper species found in Asia. Currently, five subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:Total length males 49 cm, females 110 cm; tail length males 8 cm, females 15 cm....
, a.k.a. the mountain pitviper, a venomous species found in Asia. - Vipera xanthinaVipera xanthinaVipera xanthina is a venomous viper species found in northeastern Greece and Turkey, as well as certain islands in the Aegean Sea. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
, a.k.a. the Ottoman viper, a venomous species found in northeastern Greece and Turkey, as well as certain islands in the Aegean Sea. - Vipera monticolaVipera monticolaVipera monticola is a venomous viper species endemic in Morocco. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:A very small species with a maximum length of less than 40 cm. Spawls and Branch describe it as the smallest member of the genus Vipera, reaching a length of only 345 mm.-Geographic...
, the Atlas mountain viper, a venomous species endemic in Morocco.