by Bushviper » Wed May 08, 2013 10:46 am
Genus Macrovipera, Classified as large Palearctic vipers. 4 species are currently recognised.
Species Macrovipera deserti,
Species Macrovipera lebetina, Levantine Viper
Species Macrovipera mauritanica, Moorish Viper
Species Macrovipera schweizeri
Vipera:
Classified as true vipers. 27 species are currently recognised.
* Central Turkish mountain viper - Vipera albizona
* Iranian mountain viper - Vipera albicornuta
* Horned viper - Vipera ammodytes
* Baran's adder - Vipera barani
* Asp viper - Vipera aspis
* European adder - Vipera berus
* Bornmeullers viper - Vipera bornmeulleri
* Bulgardagh viper - Vipera bulgardaghica
* Darevsky's viper - Vipera darevskii
* Dinnik's viper - Vipera dinniki
* Caucasus viper - Vipera kaznakovi
* Lataste's viper - Vipera latastei
* Latif's viper - Vipera latifii
* Caucasian meadow viper - Vipera lotievi
* Atlas mountain viper - Vipera monticola
* Nikolsky's viper - Vipera nikolskii
* Palestine viper - Vipera palestinae
* Pontic adder - Vipera pontica
* Rock viper - Vipera raddei
* Baskian viper - Vipera seoanei
* Meadow viper - Vipera ursinii
* Ocellated mountain viper - Vipera wagneri
* Ottoman viper - Vipera xanthina
* Transcaucasian long-nosed viper - Vipera transcaucasiana
* Orlovi's viper - Vipera orlovi
* Steppe viper - Vipera eriwanensis
* Vipera magnifica
I could not find the Montivipera that you mention. This group of snakes is constantly being revised. I do believe the first major split came from research done by U. Jogger and HW Herrmann a good number of years ago.
You have forgotten about Daboia, Ovophis, Hypnale, Gloydius, Deinagkistrodon, Garthius, Calloselasma, Eristicophis and Azemiops who weer all under Vipera at some stage or another as well.
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