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Vipera seoanei cantabrica



Vipera seoanei cantabrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Vipera
Species: V. seoanei
Subspecies: V. a. cantabrica
Trinomial name
Vipera seoanei cantabrica
Braña & Bas, 1983
Synonyms
  • Vipera seoanei cantabrica - Braña & Bas, 1983[1]
Common names: (none).

Vipera seoanei cantabrica is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in the south central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain.[3]

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Description

This subspecies is described as the fourth (of four) main color-pattern types for V. seoanei -- a highly polymorphic species. This one consists of a fragmented zigzag pattern that can appear as transverse bands along the back. This morph resembles a pattern seen in V. aspis.[3]

Geographic range

South central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.[3] The type locality given is "Faro, Caurel (Lugo)."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ Vipera seoanei cantabrica (TSN 635262). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 19 August 2006.
  3. ^ a b c Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
 
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