Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri
Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri is a venomous viper subspecies [2] endemic to Austria and the former Yugoslavia.[3]
Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Vipera |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | V. a. gregorwallneri |
Trinomial name | |
Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri Sochurek, 1974[1] |
It has no common English name.
Geographic range
It is found in Austria and the former Yugoslavia.[3]
Taxonomy
Many authors, such as Golay et al. (1993) do not recognize this taxon and instead relegate it to the synonymy of V. a. ammodytes.[4]
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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 ammodytes gregorwallneri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- Strugariu A. 2006. The European Horn-Nosed Viper. VenomousReptiles.org.
- Vipera ammodytes at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 August 2007.
Further reading
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
- Sochurek E. 1974. Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri n. ssp. Herpet. Blätter, Wien [Vienna] (1).
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