Vipera aspis atra

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Vipera aspis atra is a venomous viper subspecies[3] endemic to France, Switzerland and Italy.[4]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Vipera aspis atra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
Species:
V. aspis
Subspecies:
V. a. atra
Trinomial name
Vipera aspis atra
Meisner, 1820
Synonyms[1]
  • Vipera atra Meisner, 1820
  • Vipera aspis atra — Meisner, 1820
  • Vipera aspis var. nigra
    Bonaparte, 1834
  • Vipera aspis var. rubriventris
    Bonaparte, 1834
  • Vipera aspis var. nigra
    — Massalongo, 1854
  • Vipera aspis var. immaculata
    — Calderini, 1878
  • Vipera aspis var. Calderinii
    De Betta, 1879
  • [Vipera aspis] var. infernalis
    F. Müller, 1880
  • Mesovipera morathi lepontica
    A.F. Reuss, 1938
  • Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis atra
    — Obst, 1983
  • Vipera aspis typus Golay et al., 1993
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Common names: black asp, black viper.[2]

Geographic range

It is found in western Switzerland, northwestern Italy, Spain, and southeastern France.[4] Mallow et al. (2003) describe the range only as "portions of Switzerland".[5]

Conservation status

This subspecies is classified as Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[6][7]

Taxonomy

A recent study by Ursenbacher et al. (2006) suggests that V. a. atra may not be a valid subspecies.[6]

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