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*[[List of viperine species and subspecies]] | * ''[[Macrovipera lebetina]]''. | ||
*[[Snakebite]] | * [[List of viperine species and subspecies]]. | ||
* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]]. | |||
* [[Snakebite]]. | |||
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* {{EMBL species|genus=Macrovipera|species=lebetina}} | * {{EMBL species|genus=Macrovipera|species=lebetina}} | ||
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Common names: (none).
Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found only in Algeria and Tunis.
Description
This subspecies is not known to exceed 1 m in length. It it 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]
See also
- Macrovipera lebetina.
- List of viperine species and subspecies.
- True vipers - Common names.
- Snakebite.
Cited 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.
External links
- Species Macrovipera lebetina at the Species2000 Database