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Vipera latastei gaditana

Subspecies of snake

Summary

Subspecies of snake

Vipera latastei gaditana is a viper subspecies endemic to southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa. Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

Description

Holotype: MG 1352.99.

Geographic range

According to Saint-Girons (1977), it is found in southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa. McDiarmid et al. (1999) describe the north African part of the range as being the Mediterranean region of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

The type locality is given as "Coto Doñana, Huelva, Espagne".

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''. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN. 1-893777-00-6 (series). {{ISBN. 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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  3. 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.
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