Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Viperinae Scientific name Vipera latastei gaditana Higher classification Vipera latastei Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Viperidae Genus Vipera Phylum Chordata Rank Subspecies | |
Similar Vipera latastei, Vipera, Snake, Vipers, Reptile | ||
Vipera latastei gaditana caudal luring
Vipera latastei gaditana is a venomous viper subspecies endemic to southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa.
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Description
Holotype: MG 1352.99.
Geographic range
According to Saint-Girons (1977), it is found in southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa. 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".
References
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