Vipera eriwanensis (Reuss, 1933) Armenian Steppe Viper

Keywords., John Mulder, 2019, Annotated checklist of the herpetofauna (Amphibia, Reptilia) of Mount Ararat and surroundings, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 175) 13 (1), pp. 162-172 : 168

Vipera eriwanensis (Reuss, 1933) Armenian Steppe Viper

The locality “Kasikoparan” (=Kazkoparan, province of Iğdır) was mentioned by Boettger (in Radde 1899) as a site for Vipera berus , by Nikolsky (1916) referred to as Coluber berus dinnicki and subsequently assigned to Coluber renardi . Taking into account the known distribution of eriwanensis (just outside the province of Iğdır), assigning that record to this taxon is the only credible solution. Nilson et al. (1988) already indicated this.