Vipera seoanei cantabrica

Vipera seoanei cantabrica

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Viperidae
Subfamily:	Viperinae
Genus:	Vipera
Species:	V. seoanei
Subspecies:	V. a. cantabrica

Trinomial name

Vipera seoanei cantabrica
Braña & Bas, 1983

Synonyms

Vipera seoanei cantabrica - Braña & Bas, 1983^[1]

Common names: (none).

Vipera seoanei cantabrica is a venomous viper subspecies^[2] found in the south central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain.^[3]

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1 Description
2 Geographic range
3 See also
4 References

Description

This subspecies is described as the fourth (of four) main color-pattern types for V. seoanei -- a highly polymorphic species. This one consists of a fragmented zigzag pattern that can appear as transverse bands along the back. This morph resembles a pattern seen in V. aspis.^[3]

Geographic range

South central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.^[3] The type locality given is "Faro, Caurel (Lugo)."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 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 seoanei cantabrica (TSN 635262). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 19 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.