Distribution and morphological variation of Vipera berus nikolskii Vedmederja, Grubant et Rudaeva, 1986 in Western Ukraine, The Republic of Moldova and Romania

• Published in: Amphibia-reptilia Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 51 - 67
• Main Authors: Zinenko, Oleksandr, Ţurcanu, Vladimir, Strugariu, Alexandru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands Brill 2010; BRILL
• Subjects: EASTERN EUROPE; SUBSPECIES; SYSTEMATICS; Vipera berus; VIPERA BERUS COMPLEX

Abstract Morphological variation of vipers of the Vipera berus complex in Eastern Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Western and Central Ukraine was studied using multivariate statistics. Discriminant analysis, based on ten meristic characters in 89.7% of cases (males) and in 92.0% cases (females)...