Macrovipera lebetinus cernovi, known as the Chernov blunt-nosed viper, is a viper subspecies endemic to Asia. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
Etymology The subspecific name, cernovi, is in honor of Soviet herpetologist Sergius Aleksandrovich Chernov (1903–1964).
Description This subspecies normally has semidivided supraoculars.Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. .
Geographic range It is found in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan.
References
Further reading Chikin Y, Szczerbak NN. 1992. [New subspecies of blunt-nosed viper, Vipera lebetina cernovi, ssp. nov. (Reptilia, Viperidae) from Middle Asia]. Vestn. Zool. (6): 45–49. (in Russian with English Summary).
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