Vipera aspis hugyi
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Common names: South-Italian asp viper.[2]
Vipera aspis hugyi is a venomous viper subspecies[3] found only in Italy.[4]
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[edit] 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.[5]
[edit] Geographic range
Italy: Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Montecristo Island.[4]
[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).
- ^ Steward JW. 1971. The Snakes of Europe. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Press (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 238 pp. LCCCN 77-163307. ISBN 0-8386-1023-4.
- ^ Vipera aspis hugyi (TSN 635254). 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.
