Vipera aspis

Vipera aspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
Species:
V. aspis
Binomial name
Vipera aspis
Synonyms[4]
  • [Coluber] aspis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Vipera Francisci Redi
    Laurenti, 1768[2][3]
  • Vipera Mosis Charas Laurenti, 1768
  • Vipera vulgaris
    Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  • Vipera ocellata
    Latreille in Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  • Coluber Charasii — Shaw, 1802
  • [Vipera (Echidna)] Aspis
    — Merrem, 1820
  • C[hersea]. vulgaris — Fleming, 1822
  • Vipera aspis — Metaxa, 1823
  • Aspis ocellata — Fitzinger, 1826
  • [Pelias] Col[uber]. aspis
    — F. Boie, 1827
  • Berus Vulgaris — Gray, 1831
  • Vipera aspis var. ocellata
    — Bonaparte, 1834
  • Vipera aspis var. ocellata
    — Massalongo, 1853
  • V[ipera]. (Vipera) aspis
    — Jan, 1863
  • Vipera berus subspec. aspis
    — Camerano, 1888
  • Vipera aspis — Boulenger, 1896
  • Vipera aspis var. lineata
    Düringen, 1897
  • [Vipera aspis] var. Delalande Phisalix, 1902
  • Vipera aspis aspis
    — Mertens, 1925
  • Mesovipera aspis
    — A.F.T. Reuss, 1927
  • Mesovipera maculata
    A.F.T. Reuss, 1930 (nomen nudum)
  • Mesovipera maculata aspis
    — A.F.T. Reuss, 1930 (nomen nudum)
  • Vipera ammodytes aspis
    — Schwarz, 1936
  • Vipera aspis delalande
    — M. Phisalix, 1968
  • Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis aspis
    — Obst, 1983
  • Vipera aspis — Golay et al., 1993

Vipera aspis is a viper species found in southwestern Europe. Its common names include asp, asp viper,[5] European asp,[6] and aspic viper,[7] among others. Like all other vipers, it is venomous. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus; not only can they be very painful, but approximately 4% of all untreated bites are fatal.[7] The specific epithet, aspis, is a Greek word that means "viper."[8] Five subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[9]

  1. ^ Claudia Corti, Juan M. Pleguezuelos, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Rafael Marquez, Marc Cheylan, Philippe Geniez, Ulrich Joger, Hans Konrad Nettmann, Benedikt Schmidt, Andreas Meyer, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2024). "Vipera aspis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T61591A137859549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024.RLTS.T61591A137859549.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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