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| subspecies = '''''V. a. hugyi''''' | | subspecies = '''''V. a. hugyi''''' | ||
| trinomial = ''Vipera aspis hugyi'' | | trinomial = ''Vipera aspis hugyi'' | ||
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| synonyms = * ''Vipera Hugyi'' - Schinz, 1833 | | synonyms = * ''Vipera Hugyi'' - Schinz, 1833 | ||
* ''Vipera Hugyii'' - Schinz, 1833 | * ''Vipera Hugyii'' - Schinz, 1833 | ||
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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
Found only in Italy in Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and on Montecristo Island.[3]
See also
- Vipera aspis.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- True vipers - Synonymy.
- Snakebite.
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) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 25 June 2007.
- ↑ 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.