. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. Vol. 3, p. 14 Asiatic Herpetological Research April 1990 Vipera xanthina -Dinnik, 1902:34. Vipera renardi - Silantyer, 1903, 30:37 (part). Vipera berus dinniki Nikolsky, 1913:176- 179. Coluber berus dinniki - Nikolsky, 1916:240-244. Vipera tigrina Tzarevsky, 1916:32-37. Vipera ursini renardi - Kramer, 1961:715. Vipera ursini kaznakowi - Knoepfler and Sochurek, 1955:185-188. Vipera kaznakowi - Terentyev and Chernov, 1949:270-271 (map 5); Bannikov et al., 1977:323-324 (map 133, colored plate 31,4). V
. Asiatic herpetological research. Reptiles -- Asia Periodicals; Amphibians -- Asia Periodicals. Vol. 3, p. 14 Asiatic Herpetological Research April 1990 Vipera xanthina -Dinnik, 1902:34. Vipera renardi - Silantyer, 1903, 30:37 (part). Vipera berus dinniki Nikolsky, 1913:176- 179. Coluber berus dinniki - Nikolsky, 1916:240-244. Vipera tigrina Tzarevsky, 1916:32-37. Vipera ursini renardi - Kramer, 1961:715. Vipera ursini kaznakowi - Knoepfler and Sochurek, 1955:185-188. Vipera kaznakowi - Terentyev and Chernov, 1949:270-271 (map 5); Bannikov et al., 1977:323-324 (map 133, colored plate 31,4). Vipera kaznakowi dinniki - Vedmederja, 1984:8. Vipera kaznakowi orientalis - Vedmederja, 1984:9, nomen nudum. The English common name is Dinnik's Viper or the Caucusus Subalpine Viper. Lectotype: No. 26044, an adult female collected by N. Y. Dinnik (Fig. 5) from the upper reaches of the Malaya (Small) Laba River, Northern Caucasus and Svanetia, Georgia (Fig. 2: B, B'). The specimen is preserved at the Museum of Natural History, Kharkov State University, Ukraine. Diagnosis: Total length reaches 500 to 550 mm. Dorsally the head is covered with large scales. Nostril is cut through in the center of the nasal. Upperlateral snout edge is rounded and slightly pointed. Rostral touches either one or two apical scales on upper head. Three to four scale rows with no keels are between the rostral and frontal. Head is not broad. Nuchal collar is not expressed. Description: In males body length is not greater than 412 mm; in females it does not. FIG. 5. Lectotype of Vipera dinniki (The Museum of Natural History of Kharkov State University 26044). exceed 486 mm. The ratio of body length to tail length is to in males; to in females. General coloration is not as bright as in Vipera kaznakowi. However, specimens with bright yellow and orange elements can be observed. Normally V. dinniki (Fig. 6,.Plate 2) have light brown, grey, silver greyish or green greyish color which never oc
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