The Mount Bulgar viper (Montivipera bulgardaghica), also called the Bulgardagh viper[4] is a viper species endemic to the mountains of southern Turkey.[4] Like all other vipers, it is venomous. No subspecies are currently recognized.[5]
It grows to a maximum total length (body + tail) of about 78 cm (31 in).[4]
It is found in the Bulgar Dagh (Bolkar Dagi) mountains, Nigde Province, south central Anatolia, Turkey. It is a rarely seen animal.
The type locality given is "Cilician Taurus (Kar Boghaz, Bulgar Dagh, 2500 m) province Nigde" (= Karbogaz, Bolkar dagi Ulukişla, 8,200 ft), south central Anatolia, Turkey.[2]
This species is classified as Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.[6]
This species was considered by Golay et al. (1993) to be a subspecies of M. xanthina,[2] and was subsequently moved to the genus Montivipera by Nilson et al. (1999), who considered it to be a synonym of Montivipera xanthina.[3]
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