Vipera berus sachalinensis
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Common names: (none).
Vipera berus sachalinensis is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in the Russian Far East, China, North Korea and on Sakhalin Island.[3]
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[edit] Geographic range
Russian Far East (Amur), China (Jilin), North Korea and on Sakhalin Island.[3]
[edit] Taxonomy
McDiarmid et al. (1999) follow Golay et al. (1993) and recognize V. b. sachalinensis as a subspecies of V. berus.[1] However, is has been considered a full species in recent literature.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b 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 berus sachalinensis (TSN 635258). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 16 August 2006.
- ^ a b c 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.
[edit] External links
- Species Vipera berus at the EMBL Reptile Database
