| Vipera seoanei cantabrica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Genus: | Vipera |
| Species: | V. seoanei |
| Subspecies: | V. s. cantabrica |
| Trinomial name | |
| Vipera seoanei cantabrica Braña & Bas, 1983 | |
- Common names: (none).
Vipera seoanei cantabrica is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to the Cantabrian Mountains in Spain.
Description
This subspecies is described as the fourth (of four) main color-pattern types for V. seoanei—a highly polymorphic species. V. s. cantabrica has a fragmented zigzag pattern that can appear as transverse bands along the back. This morph resembles a pattern seen in V. aspis.
Geographic range
It is found in the south central parts of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.
The type locality given is "Faro, Caurel (Lugo)."
References
- ^ 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).
- "Vipera seoanei cantabrica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
- ^ Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. ISBN 0-89464-877-2.
Further reading
- Braña F, Bas S. 1983. Vipera seoanei cantabrica ssp n. Munibe Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi San Sebastián 35 (1-2): 87-88.
External links
- Vipera seoanei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2007.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Vipera seoanei cantabrica | |