Vipera berus bosniensis, the Balkan cross adder[2] or Bosnian viper,[3] is a venomous subspecies of viper[4] endemic to the Balkan Peninsula.[5]
Vipera berus bosniensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Viperidae |
Genus: | Vipera |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | V. b. bosniensis |
Trinomial name | |
Vipera berus bosniensis Boettger, 1889 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Geographic range
It is only found within the Balkan Peninsula, particularly the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hence its common name.[5]
Taxonomy
McDiarmid et al. (1999) follow Golay et al. (1993) and recognize V. b. bosniensis as a subspecies of V. berus.[1] However, it has been considered a full species in recent literature.[5]
References
Further reading
- Golay P, Smith HM, Broadley DG, Dixon JR, McCarthy CJ, Rage J-C, Schätti B, Toriba M. 1993. Endoglyphs and Other Major Venomous Snakes of the World. A Checklist. Geneva: Azemiops. 478 pp.
External links
- Vipera berus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2007.
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