Vipera aspis atra
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- Common names: black asp, black viper.[1]
Vipera aspis atra is a venomous viper subspecies[2] endemic to France, Switzerland and Italy.[3]
Geographic range
It is found in western Switzerland, northwestern Italy, Spain, and southeastern France.[3] Mallow et al. (2003) describe the range only as "portions of Switzerland".[4]
Conservation status
This subspecies is classified as Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[5][6]
Taxonomy
A recent study by Ursenbacher et al. (2006) suggests that V. a. atra may not be a valid subspecies.[5]
References
Further reading
- Meisner F. 1820. "12. Ueber die in der Schweiz einheimischen Schlangen überhaupt und die Vipern insbesonere." pp. 89–95. In: Museum der Naturgeschichte Helvetiens. Band I. Bern: Burgdorfer. 98 pp. (Vipera atra, pp. 93–94.)
- 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.
- ↑ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ a b Template:NRDB species
- ↑ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ 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.