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Vipera aspis
| Description | Vipera aspis is a venomous viper species found in southwestern Europe. Its common names include asp, asp viper, European asp, and aspic viper, among others. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus; not only can they be very painful, but also about 4% of all untreated bites are fatal. The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper." Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_aspis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : Vipera aspis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Vipera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Vipera aspis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Asp Viper, Aspisviper, VĂbora Aspid, Vipère Aspic, Aspic Viper, Aspisadder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_aspis |
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Vipera aspis aspis subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera aspis atra subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera aspis francisciredi subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera aspis hugyi subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vipera aspis zinnikeri subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
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