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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Chordata
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| Class:
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Reptilia
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| Order:
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Squamata
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| Suborder:
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Serpentes
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| Family:
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Viperidae
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| Genus:
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Vipera
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| Species:
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V. ursinii
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| Binomial name
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Vipera ursinii
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| Synonyms
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- Coluber foetidus
Güldenstädt In Georgi, 1801
- Pelias Ursinii Bonaparte, 1835
- [P[elias]. berus] Var. Ursinii
— Cope, 1860
- Pelias chersea vel Ursinii
— Cope, 1860
- Pelias Renardi Christoph, 1861
- [Vipera berus] var. rákosiensis Méhelÿ, 1893
- Vipera ursinii — Boulenger, 1893
- Vipera renardi — Boulenger, 1893
- Vipera ursinii var. rakosiensis Méhely, 1894
- Vipera ursinii — Boulenger, 1896
- Vipera renardi — Boulenger, 1896
- Vipera macrops Méhely, 1911
- Vipera ursinii macrops
— Bolkay, 1924
- Vipera (Pelias) ursinii forma trans. rudolphi A.F. Reuss, 1924
- Acridophaga ursinii
— A.F. Reuss, 1927
- Vipera ursinii ursinii
— L. Müller, 1927
- Coluber ursinoides
Nikolsky, 1927
- Peilas berus var. uralensis
A.F. Reuss, 1929 (nomen nudum)
- Acridophaga uralensis
— A.F. Reuss, 1929
- Vipera berus var. rakosiensis
— F. Werner, 1929
- A[cridophaga]. (renardi) eriwanensis A.F. Reuss, 1933
- Vipera ursinii renardi
— Schwarz, 1936
- Vipera ursinii macrops
— Schwarz, 1936
- Acridophaga ursini
— F. Werner, 1938
- Vipera berus var. renardi
— Başoğlu, 1947
- Vipera ursinii rakosiensis
— Knoepffler & Sochurek, 1955
- Vipera ursinii ebneri
Knoepffler & Sochurek, 1955
- Vipera ursinii wettsteini
Knoepffler & Sochurek, 1955
- Vipera orsinii Ghidini, 1958
- Vipera ursinii ursinii
— Kramer, 1961
- Vipera ursinii rudolphi
Kramer, 1961
- Acridophaga eriwanensis
— Kramer, 1961
- Vipera ursinii anatolica
Eiselt & Baran, 1970
- Vipera ursinii renardi
— Saint-Girons, 1978
- Vipera (Vipera) ursinii ursinii
— Obst, 1983
- Vipera (Vipera) ursinii macrops
— Obst, 1983
- Vipera (Vipera) ursinii rakosiensis — Obst, 1983
- Vipera (Vipera) ursinii renardi
— Obst, 1983
- Vipera (Vipera) ursinii wettsteini
— Obst, 1983
- Vipera ursinii eriwanensis
— Nilson, Andrén & Flärdh, 1988
- Vipera ursinii graeca
Nilson & Andrén, 1988
- V[ipera]. ursinii rakoniensis
— González, 1991
- Vipera ursinii — Latifi, 1991
- Vipera ursinii moldavica
Nilson, Andrén & Joger, 1993
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Vipera ursinii is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. It is a very rare species, which is in danger of extinction. This species is commonly called the meadow viper, Ursini's viper, or meadow adder. It is found in southeast France, the central Apennines in Italy, as well as fragmented areas of eastern Europe. Several subspecies are recognized.