Vipera seoanei cantabrica
Vipera seoanei cantabrica is a venomous viper subspecies[2] endemic to the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain.[3]
| Vipera seoanei cantabrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | V. s. cantabrica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Vipera seoanei cantabrica | |
- Common names: (none).
Description
This subspecies is described as the fourth (of four) main color-pattern types for V. seoanei—a highly polymorphic species. V. s. cantabrica has 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
It is found in the south central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.[3]
The type locality given is "Faro, Caurel (Lugo)."[1]
References
- McDiarmid RW, 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).
- "Vipera seoanei cantabrica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
- 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.
Further reading
- Braña F, Bas S. 1983. Vipera seoanei cantabrica ssp n. Munibe Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi San Sebastián 35 (1-2): 87-88.
External links
- Vipera seoanei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2007.
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