Vipera aspis hugyi
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Vipera aspis hugyi is a venomous viper subspecies[3] endemic to southern Italy.[4]
Description
Usually, it is marked with a fused zigzag stripe and has 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]
Common names
The species is also known as the Southern Italian asp,[1] the South-Italian asp viper,[2] or Hugy's viper.[6] Previously, several other common names were used to describe a subspecies that is now part of the synonymy of this form, the Monte Cristo viper[1] or Monte Cristo asp viper[2] for Vipera aspis montecristi.
Geographic range
It is found in Italy in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Montecristo Island.[4]
References
Further reading
- Schinz HR. 1833. Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Reptilien. Schaffhausen, Switzerland: Brodtmann. iv + 240 pp. + 102 plates. ("Vipera Hugyi", p. 179.)
- ↑ a b c Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b c Steward JW. 1971. The Snakes of Europe. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Press (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 238 pp. LCCCN 77-163307. 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.
- ↑ Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. Template:ISBN.