Vipera latastei gaditana explained

Vipera latastei gaditana is a viper subspecies endemic to southern Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa.^[1] Like all other vipers, it is venomous.

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.^[1] 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".

Further reading

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. .