Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea
| Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Viperinae |
| Genus: | Macrovipera |
| Species: | M. lebetina |
| Subspecies: | M. l. transmediterranea |
| Trinomial name | |
| Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea (Nilson & Andrén, 1988) | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: (none).
Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea is a venomous viper subspecies[2] endemic to North Africa.
Description
This subspecies is not known to exceed 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length (body + tail). It is 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 dark transverse bars which are each 2-3 scales wide.[3]
Geographic range
It is found only in North Africa, where it is restricted to the coastal mountains of Algeria and Tunis.[4] One of the few specific localities where it is known 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
- List of viperine species and subspecies
- Viperinae by common name
- Viperinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Macrovipera lebetina transmediterranea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 10 August 2006.
- 1 2 Spawls S, Branch B. 1995. The Dangerous Snakes of Africa. Dubai: Ralph Curtis Books. Oriental Press. 192 pp. ISBN 0-88359-029-8.
- 1 2 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
- Nilson G, Andrén C. 1988. Vipera lebetina transmediterranea, a new subspecies of viper from North Africa, with remarks on the taxonomy of Vipera lebetina and Vipera mauritanica (Reptilia: Viperidae). Bonn zool. Beitr. 39 (4): 371-379.
External links
- Macrovipera lebetina at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 August 2007.
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