Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea

Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Viperinae
Genus:	Macrovipera
Species:	M. lebetina
Subspecies:	M. l. transmediterranea

Trinomial name

Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea
(Nilson & Andrén, 1988)

Synonyms

Vipera lebetina transmediterranea - Nilson & Andrén, 1988
Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea - Spawls & Branch, 1995^[1]

Common names: (none).

Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea is a venomous viper subspecies^[2] found only in Algeria and Tunis.

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1 Description
2 Geographic range
3 See also
4 References

Description

This subspecies is not known to exceed 1 m in length. It is further distinguished by having only 25 midbody dorsal scale rows, a lower ventral scale count of 150-164 scales and more fragmented head scales. The color pattern is light gray with 34-41 transverse bars that are each 2-3 scales wide.^[3]

Geographic range

North Africa: restricted to the coastal mountains of Algeria and Tunis.^[4] One of the few specific localities where they are know to occur is Djebel Murdjaro near Oran in western Algeria.^[3] This subspecies may be sympatric with M. deserti and/or M. mauritanica.^[4]

References

^ 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).
^ Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea (TSN 635246). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 10 August 2006.
^ ^a ^b Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
^ ^a ^b 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.