New locality records of blunt-nosed viper, Macrovipera lebetina obtusa in central Anatolia, Turkey (Serpentes: Viperidae)

Abstract

A blunt-nosed viper specimen, Macrovipera lebetina obtusa is recorded from Hıdırlık village, Divriği, Sivas province in Central Anatolia. Previously Erzincan- Kemaliye was the westernmost locality known for this species in central Anatolia. Information on new locality and morphological features of this endangered subspecies is given.