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Macrovipera lebetinus
Levantine Viper
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyViper
GenusLarge Palearctic Vipers
- Czech name
- Zmije levantská
- English name
- Levantine Viper
- Alternative names
- Blunt-nosed Viper, Kufi, Kykladenotter [schweizeri], Lebanese (Levant) Viper, Lebetine Viper, Levant viper, Levanteotter, Milosotter, Milosviper, West-Asian Blunt-Nosed Viper, Гюрза
- Synonyms
- Coluber lebetinus, Daboia lebetina transmediterranea, Macrovipera lebetina cypriensis, Vipera euphratica, Vipera lebetina, Vipera lebetina euphratica, Vipera lebetina schweizeri, Vipera lebetina siphnensis, Vipera lebetina transmediterranea, Vipera lebetina turanica, Vipera mauritanica, Vipera obtusa, Vipera peilei, Vipera xanthina
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 2,140 mm
- Body mass
- max 4,769.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 14.1 g
- Offspring total length
- max 265 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 11.3 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 4–4 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–35 individuals
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- Yes
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 72S8X · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16163 · dryad-v5