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Illustration — Dinnik's viperEndemic spotlight

Dinnik's viper

Vipera dinniki

An endemic venomous viper of the Greater Caucasus.

It lives at roughly 1,500–2,800 meters — in the upper forest zone, subalpine meadows, and rocky terrain. Its range is fragmented. On the IUCN Red List it is Vulnerable (2009).

Habitat
subalpine meadow
Length
approx. 40–55 cm
Venom
Moderate risk
Conservation
Vulnerable (VU)
View full profileDinnik's viper (Vipera dinniki)

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Georgia’s animals in one atlas

Reptiles.ge is a four-language atlas of the animals of Georgia, the country in the South Caucasus. Identification, habitat, region, and safer encounters — for hikers, students, and researchers. Reptiles are still the deepest layer.

Species profiles with photos, maps for twelve regions, and a guide to medically significant snakes. New profiles and sources are added in the same structure.

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