Vipera kaznakovi

Vipera kaznakovi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
Species:
V. kaznakovi
Binomial name
Vipera kaznakovi
Nikolsky, 1909
Synonyms
  • Vipera kaznakovi
    Nikolsky, 1909
  • Coluber kaznakowi
    — Nikolsky, 1916
  • Vipera kaznakowi
    F. Werner, 1922
  • [Pelias] kaznakovi
    A.F. Reuss, 1927
  • [Mesocoronis (Tzarevscya)] kaxnakovi [sic]
    A.F. Reuss, 1929 (ex errore)
  • Vipera ursinii kaznakovi
    Schwarz, 1936
  • Vipera berus var. ornata
    Başoğlu, 1947
  • Vipera (Vipera) kaznakovi
    Obst, 1983
  • Vipera kaznakovi kaznakovi
    Vedmederja, 1984
  • Vipera kaznakovi
    Golay et al., 1993

Vipera kaznakovi, also known as the Caucasus viper, Kaznakow's viper, Kaznakov's viper, and by other common names, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is native to Turkey, Georgia, and Russia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.