Vipera latastei gaditana
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Common names: (none).
Vipera latastei gaditana is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in southern Spain and Portugal, as well as in North Africa.[3]
Description
Holotype: MG 1352.99.[1]
Geographic range
According to Saint-Girons (1977), this race is found in southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa.[3] McDiarmid et al. (1999) describe the north African part of the range as being the Mediterranean region of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The type locality is given as "Coto Doñana, Huelva, Egspagne."[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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).
- ↑ Vipera latastei gaditana (TSN 635260) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 29 June 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.