Daboia palaestinae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	VIPERIDAE

Scientific Name:

Daboia palaestinae

Species Authority:

(Werner, 1938)

Common Name/s:

English

–

Palestine Viper

Synonym/s:

Vipera palaestinae Werner, 1938

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is included in Daboia following Lenk et al. (2001).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2009

Assessor/s:

Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Sadek, R. & Werner, Y.

Reviewer/s:

Cox, N.A. & Temple, H.J.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2006	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
2006	–	Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from western Syria, through Lebanon and northern and central Israel to northwestern Jordan. This species is not found in Turkey. It can be found up to 1,500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Syrian Arab Republic
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Population [top]

Population:	It can be a common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is present in most types of Mediterranean habitats and may be found in agricultural land and farm buildings. Animals can be found up trees.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There appear to be no major threats to this species; it is generally persecuted as are most snake species. Animals are caught for venom milking for anti-venom production, but this is not a major threat to the species.

Major Threat(s):

There appear to be no major threats to this species; it is generally persecuted as are most snake species. Animals are caught for venom milking for anti-venom production, but this is not a major threat to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is present in a number of protected areas. It is protected by national legislation in Israel.

Conservation Actions:

This species is present in a number of protected areas. It is protected by national legislation in Israel.

Citation:	Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Sadek, R. & Werner, Y. 2009. Daboia palaestinae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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