CRCritically Endangered
Wagner's Viper
Montivipera wagneri
Declining
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner's_viper
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Habitat
Rocky areas· major
Conservation measures underway
Site/area protectionLegislationCompliance and enforcement
Other threatened species in VIPERIDAE
Threatened in Türkiye
Frequently asked questions
Why is Wagner's Viper classified as Critically Endangered?
Wagner's Viper is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Wagner's Viper live?
Wagner's Viper occurs in Türkiye. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Wagner's Viper?
The main threats to Wagner's Viper are 1.1, 11.4, 5.1, and 5.1.1. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.
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