Literature: Nachforschungen über Vipera ursinii anatolica (Eiselt & Baran, 1970) im westlichen Taurus. Kwet, Axel & Benny Trapp 2014. -, Sindaco, Roberto; Alberto Venchi, Giuseppe M. Carpaneto, Marco A. Bologna 2000. The Amphibians and Reptiles in Bulgaria. The karst viper (Vipera ursinii ssp.) Amphibia-Reptilia 25 (3): 316-320 -, Török, Zsolt 2007. Amphibia-Reptilia 37 (1): 55 - 68 -, MIZSEI, EDVÁRD; DANIEL JABLONSKI, STEPHANOS A. ROUSSOS, MARIA DIMAKI, YANNIS IOANNIDIS, GÖRAN NILSON & ZOLTÁN T. NAGY, 2017. 1999. Our surveys increased the number of known populations by 60% and the known geographical range of the subspecies by approximately 30%. A parlagi vipera (Vipera ursinii) a pikkelyes hüllők (Squamata) rendjébe, a kígyók (Serpentes) alrendjébe és a viperafélék (Viperidae) családjába tartozó faj. The prominently keeled dorsal scales are in only 19 rows, and often dark skin shows between them. Variation, Sexualdimorphismus, Wachstum und Taxonomie von Vipera ursinii (Bonaparte, 1835) und Vipera kaznakovi Nikolskij, 1909. Amphibia-Reptilia 29 (1): 61-70 -, Tomovíc, Ljiljana; Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailovíc & Rastko Ajtíc 2004. Phylogeography of the Vipera ursinii complex (Viperidae): mitochondrial markers reveal an east–west disjunction in the Palaearctic region. Europaische Amphibien und Reptilien. 2020. Amphibia-Reptilia 14: 45-57 -, O’Shea, M. 2018. 1985. [1], In addition, this species is listed on CITES Appendix I, which means that it is threatened with extinction if trade is not halted,[14] and is a strictly protected species (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention. AT BE BU CY CZ DE DK EE EL ES FI FR HU IR Present ; Campbell, J.A. 1893. There are always several large scales or plates on the top of the head. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. 1. Conservation status is assessed at biogeographical level. Schlangen, die Wirbellose fressen. - 14. Lurche und Kriechtiere Europas. 2007. Beshkov, V & Nanev, K 2006. Molecular phylogeny of Vipera Laurenti, 1768 and the related genera Macrovipera (Reuss, 1927) and Daboia (Gray, 1842), with comments about neurotoxic Vipera aspis aspis populations. Sie ist eines der am meisten gefährdeten Tiertaxa der pannonischen Tiefebene. Vipera ursinii: Most preferred habitats: grassland; Natura 2000 species code 4121: Distribution. 1911. Reptilia (Münster) 11 (59): 40-49 -, Trapp, B. Jetzt auch noch giftiges Geschleich! Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2-4) 1983: 265-271 -, Bonaparte,L. comm., 6 Feb 2012). Vipera ursinii ursinii Der Lebensraum der Wiesenottern, sowie einigen Eidechsenarten. 6. [3] Females are larger than males. 2007. The analysis of EUNIS habitats harbouring Vipera ursinii s.l. Sauria 42 (2): 28-36, Gemel, R.; G. Gassner & S. Schweiger 2019. Mowing Verh. (2003) recognize five and list V. eriwanensis and V. renardi as valid species. Ein Zuchtzentrum für die Wiesenottern Ungarns. Wien 44: 3 -, Woerkom, A.B. Endoglyphs and other major venomous snakes of the world. Gruber, U. 2001. Boulenger, G. A. Aspisviper (Vipera aspis aspis) Ein Pärchen der Westlichen Smaragdeidechse (Lacerta bilineata). Vipera ursinii rakosiensis subadult or adult 1,0 Vipera renardi (Donau delta) or swap my adult female for juv. 8 (1): 69-73 -, KUCHARZEWSKI, C 2011. Aufl. Amphibia-Reptilia 21 (3): 267-278 -, Ujvari, Beata; Madsen, Thomas; Olsson, Mats 2005. Vipera ursinii este cea mai mică specie de viperă din Europa, 40-60 cm lungime, cu capul triunghiular terminat cu un bot sub-ascuțit. The only countries, except Romania, hosting meadow vipers’ habitats are Hungary and France. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution -, Hallmen, M. 2015. Evidence for post-natal instability of head scalation in the meadow viper (Vipera ursinii) - patterns and taxonomic implications. Les serpents de France, 2.ed. notamment à l’échelle du micro-habitat, semble très propice Figure 2 : Répartition actuelle des trois groupes morphologiques du complexe taxonomique Vipera ursinii (d’après Nilson et Andren, 2001). Salamandra 21 (1): 95-97 -. Zootaxa 4227 (1): 075–088 -, Naulleau, G. 1987. Ergänzende Angaben zur Diagnose der Unterart Vipera ursinii ebneri Knoepffler et Sochurek, 1955 (Serpentes, Viperidae). Rezumat. Böhme W; Joger U 1984. Known by a host of common names including common adder and common viper, adders have been the subject of much folklore in … 1893. Herpetofauna 9 (47): 25-34 -, Sigg, Harry 1990. Herpetozoa 5 -, Kammel, Werner 1992. Can you confirm these amateur observations of Vipera ursinii? Afforestation ist dies rechtlich möglich. Reptilia (Münster) 20 (116): 44-51 -, Halpern, B. [6], The specific name or epithet, ursinii, is in honor of Italian naturalist Antonio Orsini (1788–1870). Eine Übersicht der Arten und Bemerkungen zu einzelnen Taxa. J. 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Western and Central Balkans. Académie Royale de Belgique, Bruxelles, 368 pp. & JOGER,U. Trutnau, L. 1975. Systematische Beobachtungen an Vipera (Pelias) berus L. II. A revised dichotomous key to the snakes of Italy (Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes), according to recent systematic updates. 47: 87-267. Die Kreuzotter (Vipera berus L.) in Ungarn. Annotated checklist of the reptiles of the Mediterranean countries, with keys to species identification. A natural history of the Azemiopinae and Viperinae von Tony PHELPS – Anmerkungen, Ergänzungen, Korrekturen. Wieso ist das Aussterben von V.u.rakosiensis in Österreich nicht ordentlich(öffentl.international) publik gemacht worden, wird das vorkommen doch immer wieder zitiert; und wie kann eine Wiedereinführung von satten gehen, bzw. ISTORICUL CERCETĂRILOR ASUPRA POPULAŢIILOR DIN MOLDOVA Viperele de stepă din Moldova au … ; ANDRÉN,C. Tiedemann,F. Die Wiesenotter (Vipera ursinii) ist eine eurasische Giftschlange, andere Namen für diese Schlangenart sind Spitzkopfotter und Karstotter. Ferchaud, Anne-Laure; Sylvain Ursenbacher, Marc Cheylan, Luca Luiselli, DuÄan JeliÅ, BÇlint Halpern, Égnes Major, Tatiana Kotenko, Najme Keyan, Roozbeh Behrooz, Jelka Crnobrnja-IsailoviÅ, Ljiljana TomoviÅ, Ioan Ghira, Yannis Ioannidis, VÑroniq 2012. I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp. Zoologischer Anzeiger 246: 293–313 -, Joger, Ulrich; Herrmann, Hans-Werner; Nilson, Göran 1992. Reptilia (Münster) 14 (76): 14-25 -, Schweiger, M. 2012. Amphibia-Reptilia 26 (3): 287-292 -, Üveges, Bálint; Bálint Halpern, Tamás Péchy, János Posta, István Komlósi 2012. Engelmann, W.E. Ihr Status wird von der IUCN als „stark gefährdet“ ( endangered) angegeben. 1993. Vipera ursinii is a venomous viper and a very rare species, that is in danger of extinction. Littering, There is high genetic diversity within samples of Vipera ursinii and several species may be involved. Krieger, Malabar, Florida, 410 pp. Sauria 39 (1): 3-16 -, Schweiger, M. 2009. v. 1894. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G. Doria", Genova, XCVIII: 259-364, Wagner, Norman; Valentin Mingo, Ulrich Schulte, Stefan Lötters 2015. 2009. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 543 pp. Characteristics and heritability analysis of head scales of the Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis, Méhely 1893). 1988. A checklist. Speed-Dating mit den drei Vipernarten Montenegros – Ein Erlebnisbericht. Heimatbl. Reptilia (Münster) 16 (90): 38-46 -, Trapp, Benny 2014. The Hungarian meadow viper, also called the Danubian meadow viper is one of the eight subspecies of the Vipera ursinii. Acta Zool. Kwet, A. Vol. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 85-100; doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.12.005 -. Image of habitat, predator, rakosiensis - 70645996 Roads Full table details Species: Vipera ursinii moldavica a fost inițial considerată ca fiind un hibrid între Vipera ursinii renardi și Vipera ursinii rakosiensis. Elaphe 18 (3): 22-25, Jelić, Dušan; Rastko AJtić, Bogoljub Sterijovski, Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović, Suvad Lelo, and Ljiljana Tomović 2013. & Péchy, T. 2010. 1. [4, 5] Coloritul este relativ similar cu restul viperelor europene.Banda în zig-zag se compune dintr-o serie de pete brun închise, tivite cu negru. The morpho-ecological characteristic of the meadow viper (Vipera ursinii) populations in Lower Volga region. Eine Checkliste von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen bei der Haltung von Giftschlangen. Herr Dr. Franz Werner besprach und demonstrirte einige herpetologische Objecte. Herpetozoa 14 -, Dely, Oliver G. & Stohl, G. 1989. Kosmos Naturführer, 266 pp. Die Schlangen Europas, 2. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums, Wien 74: 357-369. 1,1 Inserat melden. Vipera ursinii rakosiensis is native to Hungary[13] although the taxonomic status of this subspecies is disputed (see section "Taxonomy"), The type locality is " ...monti dell'Abruzzo prossimi alla provincia d'Ascoli... " (...mountains of Abruzzo near the Province of Ascoli Piceno, Italy...). Not in Kazakhstan fide Dujsebayeva (2010 and pers. 1999. 2003). Die Giftschlangen Europas. -, Trapp, B. Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 212 pp. Und tatsächlich fanden wir dort neben zahlreichen Zauneidechsen (Lacerta agilis bosnica) nach einigen Stunden auch eine männliche sehr kontrastreich gefärbte Vipera ursinii macrops. 12. Cynegetic species management Vipera ursinii moldavica is a species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation. Südostfrankreich 09. VIPERA URSINII MOLDAVICA ŞI HABITATE SALE DIN MOLDOVA (ROMÂNIA) - 3 - 1. [2], This species is considered to be a Vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to habitat destruction caused by changes in agricultural practices and climate change in mountain areas, and to collection for the pet trade. 5. Vipera berus Venomous snake that is extremely widespread and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and as far as East Asia. Herpetozoa 23 (1/2): 25-50 -. Wien, B 121: 33–248, Ghira, I. advanced search › Ges. At least six subspecies may be encountered in modern literature:[2], Golay et al. Ghira, I. 2002. Meadow viper, Ursini's viper,[3] meadow adder,[4] Orsini's viper, field viper,[10] field adder. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Volume 35 (1): 35-47 -, GEBHART, J. Case study: areas inhabited by Vipera ursinii. McDiarmid, R.W. The meadow and steppe vipers of Europe and Asia — the Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii complex. Proceedings of the 6th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica 19-23 August 1991, Budapest, Hungary : 239-244, KAMMEL, W. 1992. ; Tabachishin, Vasily G.; Zavialov, Evgeni V. 2002. Ergebnisse zoologischer Sammelreisen in der Türkei: Viperidae. Liste der Reptilien Europas. Vipera ursinii moldavica habitats and populations must be monitored in the future, in order to identify in time the changes that may lead to an imbalance, which would lead to extinction. August 2008 bereisten wir den Südosten Frankreichs auf der Suche nach der Französischen Karstotter (Vipera u. ursinii, früher Vipera ursinii wettsteini, auch als Wiesenotter bezeichnet).Aus Gründen des Artenschutzes möchten wir in diesem Bericht keine detaillierten Angaben zu Fundorten machen. Illegal collection W. Kammel – On the situation of potential habitats of Vipera ursinii rakosiensis in Austria 76 T. Kotenko – Situation with Vipera renardi in Ukraine 77. Russ. [11] Although the following subspecies are currently invalid according to the taxonomy used here, their common names may still be encountered: Southeastern France, eastern Austria (extinct), Hungary, central Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina[12], northern and northeastern Republic of Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Romania, northern Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, northwestern Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia and across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan steppes to China (Xinjiang). Acta Herpetologica 3 (2): 167-173, Kramer, E. 1961. It is an extremely rare venomous viper that can mostly be found in Hungary. Tabachishina, I.E. -, Sos, T. 2008. Review of recent taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in European Amphibia and Reptilia related to Romanian herpetofauna. & Touré,T.A. n., a new viper species in the kaznakovi group (Reptilia, Viperidae) from northeastern Turkey and adjacent Transcaucasia. Sexual dichromatism in snakes of the genus Vipera: A review and a new evolutionary hypothesis. In the past, Vipera ursinii moldavica populations were identified from Valea lui David (near the town of Iaşi), Dealul lui Dumnezeu (within the area encompassed by Româneşti, Risk evaluation of pesticide use to protected European reptile species. Records of V. ursinii from the following countries represent V. renardi: NW Iran, Armenia, Russia, Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, eastward through Kazakhstan to Mt. A preliminary study of the population ecology of Vipera ursinii macrops from eastern Montenegro. The snakes of Europe. Katalog der Typen der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien – 2018. Povolzhskiy Journal of Ecology
2002(1):76-81. (1999), and thus ITIS, feel that more definitive data is necessary before any subspecies can be recognized.[2]. /* */, IUCN Red List - Vipera ursinii - Vulnerable, VU, National Center for Biotechnology Information, http://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/index.php?id=39, http://www.kingsnake.com/viperidae/images/photos.htm, http://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/index.php?id=23, http://www.aircav.com/survival/appe/asappe10.html, map: http://www.seh-herpetology.org/images/atlas/pdf/ophidia/vipurs.pdf, map: http://www.seh-herpetology.org/sites/seh-herpetology.org/files/uploads/atlas/Reptilia/Serpentes/Viperidae/Vipera_ursinii.pdf, http://www.seh-herpetology.org/images/atlas/pdf/ophidia/vipurs.pdf, http://www.seh-herpetology.org/sites/seh-herpetology.org/files/uploads/atlas/Reptilia/Serpentes/Viperidae/Vipera_ursinii.pdf, Viperidae, Viperinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes), Pelias Ursinii BONAPARTE 1835 (under Pelias chersea). 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Assessment of conservation status at the Member State level The map shows both Conservation Status and distribution using a 10 km x 10 km grid. Terraria-Elaphe 2016 (2): 66-70 -, Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. Zool.-Bot. L’interprétation des noms grecs et latins d’animaux illustrée par le cas du zoonyme seps-seps. Reptilien und Amphibien des griechischen Festlandes. GIS technique used for managing data on potential Natura 2000 sites. ZooKeys 341 (2013): 49-76 -, CRNOBRNJA-ISAILOVIC, J. Nilson, G., Andren, C., & Flärdh, B. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of viperine snakes II. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Eine herbstliche Stippvisite in Montenegro. Litteratura Serpentium 7 (3): 102-103 -, Zinenko, Oleksandr; Nikolaus Stümpel, Lyudmila Mazanaeva, Andrey Bakiev, Konstantin Shiryaev, Aleksey Pavlov, Tatiana Kotenko, Oleg Kukushkin, Yury Chikin, Tatiana Dujsebayeva, Göran Nilson, Nikolai L. Orlov, Sako Tuniyev, Natalia B. Ananjeva, Robert 2015. Die Ungarische Wiesenotter zählt zu den kleinsten, am wenigsten giftigen und seltensten Giftschlangen der Welt. Terraria-Elaphe 2014 (3): 22-29 -, Mallow, D. Ludwig, D. & Nilson, G. 2003. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Report under the Article 17 of the Habitats Directive Page 2. At least 12 human activities are threatening these animals: Die Schlangenfauna Europas. Eine neue Mutation der Kreuzotter aus der Mark Brandenburg. Beschreibung eines weiteren Exemplars von Vipera ursinii anatolica EISELT & BARAN, 1970. Litteratura Serpentium 10 (4): 190-191 -, Sindaco, R.; Alberto Venchi & Cristina Grieco 2013. 2011. 17: 57-61, 65-71 -, Mizsei, Edvárd; Bálint Üveges, Balázs Vági, Márton Szabolcs, Szabolcs Lengyel, Walter P. Pfliegler, Zoltán T. Nagy and János P. Tóth 2016. IUCN Red List status of threatened species. Mus. Boulenger, G.A. 11. -, NICOLA, MATTEO RICCARDO DI 2019. Ophidia 3 (1): 31-32 -, Krecsák, László and Stefan Zamfirescu 2001. 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On taxonomy of three viper species of the Vipera kaznakowi complex [in Russian]. Lowland populations are threatened by habitat alteration, fragmentation and alteration; majority of the habitats are already gone, populations in Austria and Bulgaria are extinct, only a few populations remained in Hungary and Romania (Krecsák et al. Burgenl. Figure 2: Current distribution of the three morphological groups of Vipera ursinii taxonomic complex (from Nilson et Andren, 2001). Die Ungarische Wiesenotter – schon lange geschützt, dennoch stark bedroht. [type catalogue] Herpetozoa 12 (3-4): 147-156 -, Tomović, Ljiljana; Carretero, Miguel Angel; Ajtíc, Rastko; Crnobrnja-Isailovíc, Jelka 2008. 1993. home › van 1987. Herpetologica Romanica 2: 61-91, Sterijovski, Bogoljub 2006. [type catalogue] Aire-Genève, Azemiops S. A. Herpetological Data Center: i-xv + 1-478. Dünne Luft - eine Exkursion ins Hochland des Irans und die Türkei. It was scientifically recorded for the first time in 1893 by Lajos Méhelÿ, Hungarian zoologist. 2. Die Reptilien Bosniens und der Herzegowina. Zur Situation der Wiesenotter, Vipera ursinii rakosiensis (MEHELY, 1894), und der Pannonischen Bergeidechse, Lacerta vivipara pannonica LAC & KLUCH, 1968, im Burgenland (Österreich). TRUDY ZOOLOGICHESKOGO INSTITUTA AKADEMII NAUK SSSR 157: 55-61 -, Veith, G. 1991. Schutzstatus: Wiesenottern (Vipera ursinii) sind durch ihr enges, regionales Vorkommen in ihrem Bestand stark gefährdet, weswegen sie den höchsten Schutzstatus haben (WA I) Amphibia-Reptilia 26 (3): 388-390 -, Trapp, B. Herpetological Bulletin (79): 7-13 -, Lantermann, W. & Lantermann, Y. Impactul antropic asupra habitatelor speciei Vipera ursinii din estul României. Salamandra 24 (4): 215-247 -, Nilson,G. Are snake populations in widespread decline? Biological Conservation 191: 667-673, doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.08.002 -. The smallest viper in Europe, its body is thick, its head narrow, and its appearance rough. Ergänzungen zu den Katalogen der Typusexemplare der Herpetologischen Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 9. Vom 09. It is medically less important than other Vipera species, because of its remote habitat and the very small amount of venom that it injects by its relatively short fangs. 2010. Severe malformation in neonate Vipera ursinii rakosiensis. The Hungarian meadow viper is the most endangered species in the whole Pannonian Basin. A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the endangered vipers of the Vipera ursinii complex. Nachforschungen über Vipera ursinii anatolica EISELT & BARAN 1970 im westlichen Taurus. Draco 10 (39): 4-21 -, SCHWEDERSKI, M. & TRUTNAU, L. 2017. favours high-mountain dry grasslands in southern and south-eastern Croatia. The Book of Snakes. Anz. Gvoždík, Václav; David Jandzik, Bogdan Cordos, Ivan Rehák, Petr Kotlík 2011. Vipera pontica sp. Biogeographia, 21-2000: 441-554. Neues über die Rassen der Wiesenotter (Vipera ursinii BONAP). Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. [7][8], Adults average 40–50 cm (15.75–19.69 inches) in total length, although specimens of 63–80 cm (24.8–31.5 inches) have been reported. Systématique et répartition de Vipera ursinii (Bonaparte, 1835) (Reptilia, Viperidae), en Roumanie. [critical review in Sauria 33 (3): 19 and HR 43: 503], Reading, C. J.; L. M. Luiselli, G. C. Akani, X. Bonnet, G. Amori, J. M. Ballouard, E. Filippi, G. Naulleau, D. Pearson, L. Rugiero 2010. Revue suisse de Zoologie 100 (1): 187-196 -, Benyr, Gerald 2016. Herpetologica Romanica 1: 77-78. Furthermore, the smooth snake probably predates upon the Moldavian meadow viper. Vertebrata Hungarica 23: 9-20, Dely, Oliver G. & Stohl, G. 1989. [5] Several subspecies are recognized. Phylogeography of western Palaearctic reptiles – Spatial and temporal speciation patterns. Altai, south to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, China (W Xinjiang). Draco 15 (60): 40-56 -, Lambert, M.R.K. – 14. Although sometimes confused with V. aspis or V. berus, it differs from them in the following characters. [15], Vipera ursinii is the most threatened snake in Europe. 16: 186-192 -, Méhely,L. A revision of the Vipera ursinii complex. Iconographia della Fauna Italica per le quattro classi degli animali vertebrati. Naturhist. Biol. Diversity and distribution of reptiles in Romania.