The Greek meadow viper (Vipera graeca) is a small viper endemic of the Pindos mountain range between Albania and Greece. This arthropods eater snake currently inhabits the coldest and highest habitats of the region.
This arthropods eater snake currently inhabits the coldest and highest habitats of the region. Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca) on Tymfi Mountain in Greece. This arthropods eater snake currently inhabits the coldest and highest habitats of the region. Climate change is a key factor contributing to the likely extinction of the Greek Meadow Viper, a new study has found. Their study, " Determining priority areas for an Endangered cold-adapted snake on warming mountaintops ," which is published in the journal Oryx, cite climate change and the aridification caused by climate change as the principle threat to the snake's survival. According to a recently published paper (Mizsei et al. Greek Meadow Viper Vipera graeca Nilson & Andrén, 1988. According to a recently published paper (Mizsei et al. Ethnoconservation of the Greek Meadow Viper and sustainable human use of alpine habitats in the Albanian Highlands. Reptiles and Amphibians Vipers Vipera Vipera graeca. The Greek meadow viper is a cold weather species found on alpine mountains. By Edvárd Mizsei & Stephen Roussos, 12th March 2020. The Endangered Greek meadow viper Vipera graeca is one of the world’s rarest snakes, endemic to the high-elevation alpine meadow grasslands in the Pindos Mountain chain of Albania and Greece. The Greek meadow viper (Vipera graeca) is a small viper endemic of the Pindos mountain range between Albania and Greece. According to a recently published paper (Mizsei et al.
We made a poster "Snakes of Albania" to raise awareness, and distributed to different schools, institutes around the country, which hopefully will … The Greek meadow viper (Vipera graeca) is a small viper endemic of the Pindos mountain range between Albania and Greece. Species Details; Observations; Maps; Photos; Sounds; Statistics; On/in; Names; I've seen this species! Researchers, working on behalf of the Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, stated the probability of elimination was ‘extremely high’ due to permanent changes to the snake’s habitat.