[5] It grows to a maximum total length (body + tail) of about 78 cm (31 in).

[4] It is found in the Bulgar Dagh (Bolkar Dagi) mountains, Nigde Province, south central Anatolia, Turkey.

The type locality given is "Cilician Taurus (Kar Boghaz, Bulgar Dagh, 2500 m) province Nigde" (= Karbogaz, Bolkar dagi Ulukişla, 8,200 ft), south central Anatolia, Turkey.

[1] It is also listed as a protected species (Appendix III) under the Berne Convention.

[6] This species was considered by Golay et al. (1993) to be a subspecies of M. xanthina,[2] and was subsequently moved to the genus Montivipera by Nilson et al. (1999), who considered it to be a synonym of Montivipera xanthina.