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Product ID L1126
Name Macrovipera lebetina obtusa 
Common Name(s) Levantine Viper , West Asian Blunt-nosed Viper
Origin Azerbaijan
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Macrovipera lebetina obtusa
Taxonomic Classification
  • Class : Reptilia
  • Order : Squamata
  • Suborder : Serpentes
  • Family : Viperidae
  • Subfamily :  Viperinae
  • Genus :  Macrovipera

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