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| name = ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''
| name = ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| phylum = Chordata
| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]
| subphylum = Vertebrata
| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]
| classis = Reptilia
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| ordo = Squamata
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| subordo = [[Snake|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
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| subspecies = '''''V. a. zinnikeri'''''
| subspecies = '''''V. a. zinnikeri'''''
| trinomial = ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''
| trinomial = ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''
| trinomial_authority = Kramer, [[1958]]
| trinomial_authority = Kramer, 1958
| synonyms = * ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri'' - Kramer, 1958
| synonyms = * ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri'' - Kramer, 1958
* ''Vipera'' (''Rhinaspis'') ''aspis zinnikeri'' - Obst, 1983<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
* ''Vipera'' (''Rhinaspis'') ''aspis zinnikeri'' - Obst, 1983<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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'''Common names:''' Gascony asp.<ref name="Meh87">Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.</ref>
'''Common names:''' Gascony asp.<ref name="Meh87">Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.</ref>
 
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'''''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=635255|taxon=Vipera aspis zinnikeri|year=2006|date=15 August}}</ref> found in the [[Pyrenees]] region of [[Spain]] and [[France]].<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=aspis}}</ref> It was named after a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[herpetologist]].<ref name="Meh87"/>
'''''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] subspecies<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635255 ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri'' (TSN 635255)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 25 June 2007.</ref> found in the Pyrenees region of Spain and France.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=aspis}}</ref> It was named after a Swiss herpetologist.<ref name="Meh87"/>


==Description==
==Description==
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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
According to the [[EMBL]], this race is found in the [[Pyrenees]] region of northeastern [[Spain]] and southwestern [[France]].<ref name="EMBL"/> Steward (1971) states that they occur in the [[Gers|Department of Gers]] in [[Gascony]], southwestern France.<ref name="Ste71"/> Street (1979) describes its range as "Gancony, [[Andorra]] and a nearby Spanish locality."<ref name="Str79">Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.</ref>
According to the EMBL, this race is found in the Pyrenees region of northeastern Spain and southwestern France.<ref name="EMBL"/> Steward (1971) states that they occur in the Department of Gers in Gascony, southwestern France.<ref name="Ste71"/> Street (1979) describes its range as "Gancony, Andorra and a nearby Spanish locality."<ref name="Str79">Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* Image of [http://www.kingsnake.com/viperidae/images/pvazin.htm ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/ kingsnake.com]. Accessed [[29 October]] [[2006]].
* Image of [http://www.kingsnake.com/viperidae/images/pvazin.htm ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://www.kingsnake.com/ kingsnake.com]. Accessed 29 October 2006.
* Image 1 of 3 of  [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/site/FRANCE-EUROPE/Reptiles/Serpents/0054-096_Reptile_Vipera_aspis_zinnikeri_Vipere_aspic_11.jpg ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/ Nature & Wildlife Photography]. Accessed [[29 October]] [[2006]].
* Image 1 of 3 of  [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/site/FRANCE-EUROPE/Reptiles/Serpents/0054-096_Reptile_Vipera_aspis_zinnikeri_Vipere_aspic_11.jpg ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/ Nature & Wildlife Photography]. Accessed 29 October 2006.
* Image 2 of 3 of  [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/site/FRANCE-EUROPE/Reptiles/Serpents/0054-098_Reptile_Vipera_aspis_zinnikeri_Vipere_aspic_11.jpg ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/ Nature & Wildlife Photography]. Accessed [[29 October]] [[2006]].
* Image 2 of 3 of  [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/site/FRANCE-EUROPE/Reptiles/Serpents/0054-098_Reptile_Vipera_aspis_zinnikeri_Vipere_aspic_11.jpg ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/ Nature & Wildlife Photography]. Accessed 29 October 2006.
* Image 3 of 3 of  [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/site/FRANCE-EUROPE/Reptiles/Serpents/0054-101_Reptile_Vipera_aspis_zinnikeri_Vipere_aspic_11.jpg ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/ Nature & Wildlife Photography]. Accessed [[29 October]] [[2006]].
* Image 3 of 3 of  [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/site/FRANCE-EUROPE/Reptiles/Serpents/0054-101_Reptile_Vipera_aspis_zinnikeri_Vipere_aspic_11.jpg ''Vipera aspis zinnikeri''] at [http://naturephoto.akuter.com/ Nature & Wildlife Photography]. Accessed 29 October 2006.


[[Category:True vipers]]
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]]
[[Category:Biology Workgroup]]
[[Category:True vipers]]

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Vipera aspis zinnikeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Viperidae
Subfamily: Viperinae
Genus: Vipera
Species: V. aspis
Subspecies: V. a. zinnikeri
Trinomial name
Vipera aspis zinnikeri
Kramer, 1958
Synonyms
  • Vipera aspis zinnikeri - Kramer, 1958
  • Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis zinnikeri - Obst, 1983[1]

Common names: Gascony asp.[2]  
 
Vipera aspis zinnikeri is a venomous viper subspecies[3] found in the Pyrenees region of Spain and France.[4] It was named after a Swiss herpetologist.[2]

Description

Relatively small in size with a maximum of length of 65 cm. Also, the head is long and narrow compared to other members of this species. The total number of ventrals and subcaudals is 175-187 in males and 170-183 in females.[5]

The color pattern is much like that of Vipera berus. The dorsal pattern is fused into a broad, wavy or zigzag marking that contains a straight-edged, pale stripe about three scales wide. This pattern stands out clearly against the ground color, which is particularly light along the edges of the dorsal pattern. A series of dark vertical bars or extended ovals run along the flanks, opposing the indentations of the dorsal pattern.[5]

The aforementioned middorsal stripe may be pale beige or grey. The ground color of some specimens may approach clear orange.[2]

Geographic range

According to the EMBL, this race is found in the Pyrenees region of northeastern Spain and southwestern France.[4] Steward (1971) states that they occur in the Department of Gers in Gascony, southwestern France.[5] Street (1979) describes its range as "Gancony, Andorra and a nearby Spanish locality."[6]

See also

Cited references

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  3. ↑ Vipera aspis zinnikeri (TSN 635255) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 25 June 2007.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Species Vipera aspis at the Species2000 Database
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Steward JW. 1971. The Snakes of Europe. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Press (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press). 238 pp. LCCCN 77-163307. ISBN 0-8386-1023-4.
  6. ↑ Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.

External links

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