Vipera aspis

Vipera aspis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Vipera
Species:	V. aspis
Binomial name
	Vipera aspis; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	[Coluber] aspis Linnaeus, 1758; Vipera Francisci Redi ; Laurenti, 1768; 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]

^ 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 23 September 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
^ Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the...Viperidæ. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (Vipera aspis, pp. 481-485.)
^ 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).
^ 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.
^ Vipera aspis at Munich AntiVenom INdex
^ ^a ^b Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.
^ Gotch AF. 1986. Reptiles – Their Latin Names Explained. Poole, UK: Blandford Press. 176 pp. ISBN 0-7137-1704-1.
^ "Vipera aspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 August 2006.

[iucn_status_23_September_2024-1] 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 23 September 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the...Viperidæ. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I.- XXV. (Vipera aspis, pp. 481-485.)

[McD99-4] 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).

[Mal03-5] 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.

[Mavin-6] Vipera aspis at Munich AntiVenom INdex

[Str79-7] Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.

[Got-8] Gotch AF. 1986. Reptiles – Their Latin Names Explained. Poole, UK: Blandford Press. 176 pp. ISBN 0-7137-1704-1.

[ITIS-9] "Vipera aspis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 August 2006.

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Vipera aspis

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Genus:	Vipera
Species:	V. aspis
Binomial name
*Vipera aspis* (Linnaeus, 1758)
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

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