Vipera berus sachalinensis

Vipera berus sachalinensis

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Viperinae
Genus:	Vipera
Species:	V. berus
Subspecies:	V. b. sachalinensis

Trinomial name

Vipera berus sachalinensis
Zarevskij, 1917

Synonyms

Vipera berus sachalinensis - Zarevskij, 1917
Vipera sachalinensis - Mertens, 1934
Vipera (Vipera) berus sachalinensis - Obst, 1983^[1]

Common names: Sakhalin Island adder,^[2] Sakhalin adder.^[3]

Vipera berus sachalinensis is a venomous viper subspecies^[4] found in the Russian Far East, China, North Korea and on Sakhalin Island.^[5]

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1 Geographic range
2 Taxonomy
3 See also
4 References

Geographic range

Russian Far East (Amur), China (Jilin), North Korea and on Sakhalin Island.^[5] According the Schwarz (1936), the type locality is "Sachalin" (Sakhalin Island, Russia).^[1]

Taxonomy

McDiarmid et al. (1999) follow Golay et al. (1993) and recognize V. b. sachalinensis as a subspecies of V. berus.^[1] However, is has been considered a full species in recent literature.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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).
^ Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
^ Brown JH. 1973. Toxicology and Pharmacology of Venoms from Poisonous Snakes. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 184 pp. LCCCN 73-229. ISBN 0-398-02808-7.
^ Vipera berus sachalinensis (TSN 635258). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 16 August 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.