Vipera aspis hugyi
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Common names: (none).
Vipera aspis hugyi is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found only in Italy.[3]
Description
Usually marked with a fused zigzag stripe and a distinctly raised snout. Specimens from Montecristo Island, sometimes referred to as V. a. montecristi, are similar, but with a reduced tendency for the dorsal markings to fuse.[4]
Geographic range
Italy: Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Montecristo Island.[3]
See also
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).
- ↑ Vipera aspis hugyi (TSN 635254). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 15 August 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Species Vipera aspis at the Species2000 Database
- ↑ 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.