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Vipera aspis hugyi

Subspecies of snake

Vipera aspis hugyi
Summary

Subspecies of snake

  • Vipera Hugyii Schinz, 1833
  • Vipera Heegeri Schreiber, 1875
  • V[ipera]. Hugii F. Müller, 1880
  • Vipera aspis var. hugii — De Betta, 1883
  • Vipera aspis var. hugyi — Schreiber, 1912
  • Vipera latastei var. hugyi — Calabresi, 1924
  • Vipera aspis forma trans. rudolphi-italica A.F. Reuss, 1924
  • Vipera aspis hugyi — Mertens & L. Müller, 1928
  • Rhinaspis (Latasteopara) ocellata hugii — A.F. Reuss, 1935
  • Vipera ammodytes hugyi — Schwarz, 1936
  • Vipera aspis montecristi Mertens, 1956
  • Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis hugyi — Obst, 1983
  • Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis montecristi — Obst, 1983
Vipera aspis hugyi, Taranto, Italy, 2020
Vipera aspis hugyi, Taranto, Italy, 2020

:Common names: Southern Italian asp, South-Italian asp viper, more.

Vipera aspis hugyi is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to southern Italy.

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.

Common names

The species is also known as the Southern Italian asp, the South-Italian asp viper, or Hugy's viper. 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 or Monte Cristo asp viper for Vipera aspis montecristi.

Geographic range

It is found in Italy in Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Montecristo Island.

References

References

  1. McDiarmid RW, [[Jonathan A. Campbell. Campbell JA]], Touré T. 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN. 1-893777-00-6 (series). {{ISBN. 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. {{ISBN. 0-8069-6460-X.
  3. 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.
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  5. {{NRDB species. (12 December). (2007)
  6. Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. {{ISBN. 0-89464-877-2.
  7. Brown JH. 1973. ''Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes''. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. {{ISBN. 0-398-02808-7.
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