Data on the reproduction of a Caucasian Viper, [i]Vipera kaznakovi[/i] Nikolsky, 1909 (Serpentes: Viperidae) from Hopa (Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey)
Journal Title: Ecologia Balkanica - Year 2013, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
In the current study we report an observation of a Caucasian Viper, [i]Vipera kaznakovi[/i] from Hopa (Artvin, Turkey) giving birth. During our field studies, we captured a female [i]Vipera kaznakovi[/i] on July 21, 2012 from Esenkıyı village, Hopa (Artvin, Turkey), it was brought to the laboratory and kept in a terrarium for a period until May 28, 2013. The female (SVL= 483 mm, total length, TL = 541 mm) gave birth to eight young (mean SVL= 146 mm, mean TL= 161.4 mm, range= 155 – 172 mm; mean weight, W= 3.11 g, range= 2.6 – 3.4 g) on August 11, 2012. In six and a half months, the juvenile snakes had reached 163 mm SVL, 187 mm TL and 5.1g W and increased their size by approximately 15%.
Authors and Affiliations
Bayram Göçmen, Kerim Çiçek, Naşit Iğci
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