Vipera latastei gaditana is a viper subspecies[2] endemic to southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa.[3] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.
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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 |
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| Subspecies: | V. l. gaditana
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| Vipera latastei gaditana Saint-Girons, 1977[1]
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Description
editGeographic range
editAccording to Saint-Girons (1977), it is found in southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa.[3] McDiarmid et al. (1999) describe the north African part of the range as being the Mediterranean region of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
The type locality is given as "Coto Doñana, Huelva, Espagne".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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 latastei gaditana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 August 2006.
- ^ a b 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
edit- Saint-Girons H. 1977. Systématique de Vipera latastei latastei Bosca, 1878 et description de Vipera latastei gaditana, subsp. n. (Reptilia, Viperidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 84: 599–607.
External links
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- Vipera latastei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.