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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| color = pink
| name = ''Vipera aspis francisciredi''
| name = ''Vipera aspis francisciredi''
| status = EN
| status_system = iucn3.1
| image = <!--ViperaAspis 1469AE.jpg-->
| 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 (animal)|Serpentes]]
| familia = [[Viperidae]]
| familia = Viperidae
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| subfamilia = [[Viperinae]]
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
| genus = ''[[Vipera]]''
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| subspecies = '''''V. a. francisciredi'''''
| subspecies = '''''V. a. francisciredi'''''
| trinomial = ''Vipera aspis francisciredi''
| trinomial = ''Vipera aspis francisciredi''
| trinomial_authority = [[Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti|Laurenti]], [[1768]]
| trinomial_authority = Laurenti, 1768
| synonyms = * ''Vipera Francisci Redi'' - Laurenti, 1768
| synonyms = * ''Vipera Francisci Redi'' - Laurenti, 1768
* [''Coluber''] ''Redi'' - Gmelin, 1788
* [''Coluber''] ''Redi'' - Gmelin, 1788
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* ''Vipera aspis'' var. ''rufa'' - Bonaparte, 1834
* ''Vipera aspis'' var. ''rufa'' - Bonaparte, 1834
* ''Vipera aspis'' var. ''fusca'' - Bonaparte, 1834
* ''Vipera aspis'' var. ''fusca'' - Bonaparte, 1834
* [''Vipera aspis''] var. ''rufescens'' - De Betta, 1853 ([[nomen nudum]])
* [''Vipera aspis''] var. ''rufescens'' - De Betta, 1853 (nomen nudum)
* [''Vipera aspis''] var. ''cineria'' - De Betta, 1853 (nomen nudum)
* [''Vipera aspis''] var. ''cineria'' - De Betta, 1853 (nomen nudum)
* ''Vipera aspis'' var. ''vulgaris'' - Massalongo, 1853
* ''Vipera aspis'' var. ''vulgaris'' - Massalongo, 1853
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'''Common names:''' (none).
'''Common names:''' (none).
 
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'''''Vipera aspis francisciredi''''' is a [[venomous snake|venomous]] [[Viperinae|viper]] [[subspecies]]<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=635253|taxon=Vipera aspis francisciredi|year=2006|date=15 August}}</ref> found in central [[Italy]].<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> Indeed, it inhabits most of Italy, where it is the most common and widely distributed venomous snake.<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>
'''''Vipera aspis francisciredi''''' is a venomous [[Viperinae|viper]] subspecies<ref name="ITIS">[http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635253 ''Vipera aspis francisciredi'' (TSN 635253)] at [http://www.itis.gov/index.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System]. Accessed 25 June 2007.</ref> found in central Italy.<ref name="Mal03">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.</ref> Indeed, it inhabits most of Italy, where it is the most common and widely distributed venomous snake.<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>


==Description==
==Description==
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==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
<!--[[Image:ViperaAspis 1468AE1.jpg|left|thumb|240px|''V. a. francisciredi'' near [[Pienza]], [[Italy]]]]-->Street (1979) describes this subspecies as inhabiting most of [[Italy]], where it is the most common and widely distributed venomous snake. It also occurs in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] canton of [[Ticino]], south of the Monte Ceneri pass, but is not found west of nearby [[Lake Maggiore]]. Also in the north, in [[Trentino-South Tyrol]], it can be found about as far northwards as [[Merano]], but is not found in [[Austria]], and as far east as [[Gorizia]] (on the border with [[Slovenia]]). In the south of Italy, it is absent from [[Basilicata]] and [[Calabria]].<ref name="Str79"/>
Street (1979) describes this subspecies as inhabiting most of Italy, where it is the most common and widely distributed venomous snake. It also occurs in the Swiss canton of Ticino, south of the Monte Ceneri pass, but is not found west of nearby Lake Maggiore. Also in the north, in Trentino-South Tyrol, it can be found about as far northwards as Merano, but is not found in Austria, and as far east as Gorizia (on the border with [[Slovenia]]). In the south of Italy, it is absent from Basilicata and Calabria.<ref name="Str79"/>


In the former [[Yugoslavia]], it is a rare inhabitant of the [[Julian Alps]] (Pozzi, 1966). There have been reports of specimens from Ripanj near [[Belgrade]], Jahorin in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]] and other part of Yugoslavia, but some of these may have been confused with ''[[Vipera berus bosniensis|V. berus bosniensis]]''.<ref name="Str79"/> Nevertheless, the [[EMBL]] describes the range of this subspecies as stretching from southern [[Switzerland]], northern and central [[Italy]], to [[Slovenia]] and northwestern [[Croatia]].<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=aspis}}</ref>
In the former Yugoslavia, it is a rare inhabitant of the Julian Alps (Pozzi, 1966). There have been reports of specimens from Ripanj near Belgrade, Jahorin in Bosnia and other part of Yugoslavia, but some of these may have been confused with ''[[Vipera berus bosniensis|V. berus bosniensis]]''.<ref name="Str79"/> Nevertheless, the EMBL describes the range of this subspecies as stretching from southern Switzerland, northern and central Italy, to Slovenia and northwestern Croatia.<ref name="EMBL">{{EMBL species|genus=Vipera|species=aspis}}</ref>


The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] listed by [[Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti|Laurenti]] ([[1768]]) for ''Vipera Francisci Redi'' (= ''V. a. francisciredi'') is "Austriaco & Italico" ([[Austria]] and [[Italy]]).<ref name="McD99"/>
The type locality listed by Laurenti (1768) for ''Vipera Francisci Redi'' (= ''V. a. francisciredi'') is "Austriaco & Italico" (Austria and Italy).<ref name="McD99"/>


==Conservation status==
==Conservation status==
This subspecies is classified as Endangered (EN) according to the [[IUCN]] Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).<ref name="ICUN-VA">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61591/summ ''Vipera aspis''] at [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref><ref name="ICUN-31">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria2001#categories 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)][http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref>
This subspecies is classified as Endangered (EN) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).<ref name="ICUN-VA">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61591/summ ''Vipera aspis''] at [http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref><ref name="ICUN-31">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria2001#categories 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)][http://www.iucnredlist.org/ IUCN Red List]. Accessed 6 October 2006.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]].
* [[:Category:True vipers - Common names|True vipers - Common names]].
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]].
* [[:Category:True vipers - Synonymy|True vipers - Synonymy]].
* [[Snakebite]].
* [[Snake (animal)bite]].


==Cited references==
==Cited references==
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* Pozzi A. 1966. Geonemia e catalogo ragionato degli Anfibi e Rettili della Jugoslavia. Natura, 51(i) pp. 1-55, Milan.
* Pozzi A. 1966. Geonemia e catalogo ragionato degli Anfibi e Rettili della Jugoslavia. Natura, 51(i) pp. 1-55, Milan.
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Vipera aspis francisciredi
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. francisciredi
Trinomial name
Vipera aspis francisciredi
Laurenti, 1768
Synonyms
  • Vipera Francisci Redi - Laurenti, 1768
  • [Coluber] Redi - Gmelin, 1788
  • Vipera Redi - Sonnini & Latreille, 1801
  • Vipera aspis var. rufa - Bonaparte, 1834
  • Vipera aspis var. fusca - Bonaparte, 1834
  • [Vipera aspis] var. rufescens - De Betta, 1853 (nomen nudum)
  • [Vipera aspis] var. cineria - De Betta, 1853 (nomen nudum)
  • Vipera aspis var. vulgaris - Massalongo, 1853
  • Vipera aspis var. plumbea - Massalongo, 1854
  • Vipera aspis var. cinera - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. cinerascens - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. rufescens - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. brunnea - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. fulva - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. rufiventris - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. fusca-plumbeiventris - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. Isabellina - De Betta, 1857
  • Vipera aspis var. redii - Calabresi, 1924
  • Vipera aspis francisciredi - Kramer, 1971
  • Vipera aspis heinzdischeki - Sochurek, 1979
  • Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis francisredi - Obst, 1983[1]

Common names: (none).  
 
Vipera aspis francisciredi is a venomous viper subspecies[2] found in central Italy.[3] Indeed, it inhabits most of Italy, where it is the most common and widely distributed venomous snake.[4]

Description

Head distinctly swollen behind the eyes and upper lips; in adults, these features are clearly visible when viewed from above.[3]

Regarding the color pattern, many examples of this species have a white or cream colored spot near the outer edge of the ventral scales; these are smaller in V. a. aspis (if at all present), but much more apparent in V. a. francisciredi.[3]

Geographic range

Street (1979) describes this subspecies as inhabiting most of Italy, where it is the most common and widely distributed venomous snake. It also occurs in the Swiss canton of Ticino, south of the Monte Ceneri pass, but is not found west of nearby Lake Maggiore. Also in the north, in Trentino-South Tyrol, it can be found about as far northwards as Merano, but is not found in Austria, and as far east as Gorizia (on the border with Slovenia). In the south of Italy, it is absent from Basilicata and Calabria.[4]

In the former Yugoslavia, it is a rare inhabitant of the Julian Alps (Pozzi, 1966). There have been reports of specimens from Ripanj near Belgrade, Jahorin in Bosnia and other part of Yugoslavia, but some of these may have been confused with V. berus bosniensis.[4] Nevertheless, the EMBL describes the range of this subspecies as stretching from southern Switzerland, northern and central Italy, to Slovenia and northwestern Croatia.[5]

The type locality listed by Laurenti (1768) for Vipera Francisci Redi (= V. a. francisciredi) is "Austriaco & Italico" (Austria and Italy).[1]

Conservation status

This subspecies is classified as Endangered (EN) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[6][7]

See also

Cited references

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. Vipera aspis francisciredi (TSN 635253) at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 25 June 2007.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Street D. 1979. The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. ISBN 0-7134-1374-3.
  5. Species Vipera aspis at the Species2000 Database
  6. Vipera aspis at IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.
  7. 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)IUCN Red List. Accessed 6 October 2006.

Other references

  • Pozzi A. 1966. Geonemia e catalogo ragionato degli Anfibi e Rettili della Jugoslavia. Natura, 51(i) pp. 1-55, Milan.