Vipera aspis atra
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Common names: (none).
Vipera aspis atra is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in France, Switzerland and Italy.[3]
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[edit] Geographic range
Western Switzerland, northwestern Italy and southeastern France.[3] Mallow et al. (2003) describes the range only as "portions of Switzerland."[4]
[edit] Conservation status
This subspecies is classified as Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5][6]
[edit] Taxonomy
A recent study by Ursenbacher et al. (2006) suggests that V. a. atra may not be a valid subspecies.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] 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 atra (TSN 635251). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 15 August 2006.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Vipera aspis at IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
- ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
[edit] Other references
- Ursenbacher S, Conelli A, Golay P, Monney JC, Zuffi MAL, Thiery G, Durand T, Fumagalli L. 2006. Phylogeography of the asp viper (Vipera aspis) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data: Evidence for multiple Mediterranean refugial areas. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(2):546-552.
