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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ||
| ordo = [[Squamata]] | | ordo = [[Squamata]] | ||
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]] | | subordo = [[Snake (animal)|Serpentes]] | ||
| familia = [[Viperidae]] | | familia = [[Viperidae]] | ||
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | | subfamilia = [[Viperinae]] | ||
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| subspecies = '''''M. l. transmediterranea''''' | | subspecies = '''''M. l. transmediterranea''''' | ||
| trinomial = ''Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea'' | | trinomial = ''Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea'' | ||
| trinomial_authority = (Nilson & Andrén, | | trinomial_authority = (Nilson & Andrén, 1988) | ||
| synonyms = * ''Vipera lebetina transmediterranea'' - Nilson & Andrén, 1988 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera lebetina transmediterranea'' - Nilson & Andrén, 1988 | ||
* ''Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea'' - Spawls & Branch, 1995<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> | * ''Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea'' - Spawls & Branch, 1995<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref> | ||
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'''Common names:''' (none). | '''Common names:''' (none). | ||
'''''Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=635246|taxon=Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea|year=2006|date=10 August}}</ref> found only in [[Algeria]] and [[Tunis]]. | '''''Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=635246|taxon=Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea|year=2006|date=10 August}}</ref> found only in [[Algeria]] and [[Tunis]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
This subspecies is not known to exceed 1 m in length. It | This subspecies is not known to exceed 1 m in length. It is further distinguished by having only 25 midbody [[dorsal scale]] rows, a lower [[ventral scale]] count of 150-164 scales and more fragmented head scales. The color pattern is light gray with 34-41 transverse bars that are each 2-3 scales wide.<ref name="SB95">Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.</ref> | ||
==Geographic range== | ==Geographic range== | ||
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | * [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Snake (animal)bite]]. | ||
==Cited references== | ==Cited references== | ||
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Common names: (none).
Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found only in Algeria and Tunis.
Description
This subspecies is not known to exceed 1 m in length. It is further distinguished by having only 25 midbody dorsal scale rows, a lower ventral scale count of 150-164 scales and more fragmented head scales. The color pattern is light gray with 34-41 transverse bars that are each 2-3 scales wide.[3]
Geographic range
North Africa: restricted to the coastal mountains of Algeria and Tunis.[4] One of the few specific localities where they are know to occur is Djebel Murdjaro near Oran in western Algeria.[3] This subspecies may be sympatric with M. deserti and/or M. mauritanica.[4]
See also
- Macrovipera lebetina.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snake (animal)bite.
Cited references
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea (TSN 635246). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 10 August 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.