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From: Morphometric characteristics and seasonal proximity to water of the Cypriot blunt-nosed viper Macrovipera lebetina lebetina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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a Richly structured stream bank with adjacent agricultural areas: habitat of the blunt-nosed viper. b Rocky slopes with shrubs and ruins: blunt-nosed viper habitat used for sheep and goat grazing. c Juvenile blunt-nosed viper caught by children at noon (12:40 PM) in a residential swimming pool in central Paphos district (13 September 2015). e Signatures of mosquito control workers at a stream show that this riparian area – habitat of M. l. lebetina – is regularly visited by people. e Blunt-nosed viper killed and dragged on the road with a string attached to the snake’s neck (14 April 2014). f Destruction of wild blunt-nosed viper habitat for real-estate development on Akamas Peninsula (1 October 2017). Loss of pristine habitats is a common problem in coastal areas of Cyprus. Photos: D. Jestrzemski

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