ECOMORPHOLOGY OF THE EAST STEPPE VIPER VIPERA RENARDI (CHRISTOPH, 1861) IN THE MIDDLE DON BASIN
Journal: Forestry Engineering Journal
Year: 2022

The study of the external morphology of reptiles is an important component of biological research. The paper describes the morphology and ecology of the East steppe viper living in the Middle Don region. The material was collected from 2021 to 2019 in the vicinity of the architectural and archaeological museum-reserve "Divnogorie", located in the northern part of the Middle Don sub-province of the Black Sea steppe province. In this area, Steppe vipers are found on chalk slopes overgrown with gra